If you see that group walking in West Seattle in the next few hours, say hi! That’s longtime Make-A-Wish volunteer – and retired Pathfinder K-8 PE teacher – Lou Cutler in the blue Make-A-Wish T-shirt, just before he and supporters left the campus on his 74th-birthday fundraising walk around West Seattle. (We previewed it here on Monday, with backstory on the many years he did fundraising laps with students there.) While taking the photo, we asked Lou what he’s taking along on the big walk, and he replied, “Inspiration!” Part of that is on the sign you see on the right side of the photo – Avery is a 9-year-old who’s had a wish granted before, and is currently battling a relapse. But as Lou declared, “There’s no bravery without ‘Avery’!” So he’s raising money to help make wishes come true for kids like her – not only does he raise money, but he also is a volunteer involved in the logistics of bringing those wishes to life. You can help by donating here. And watch for him on his walking route – his group was starting at Pathfinder on Pigeon Point, then “walk(ing) up the Genesee hill to Avalon and follow(ing) that to Alki and at the south end of Lincoln Park we will return to Pathfinder via Fauntleroy.”
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