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Alert: 17-yr-old Jasmine Jordan, youngest to run across US, raises awareness for truckers' healthcare fund - Arriving in NJ today!
Alert: 17-yr-old Jasmine Jordan, youngest to run across US, raises awareness for truckers' healthcare fund - Arriving in NJ today! Wednesday, June 09, 2010 Jazzy will be entering NJ today. She is hoping to cross into NYC on June 15th - across the GW. Propsed Route from NJ DOT: Enter NJ from Wilmington DE across US 40/295 bridge Proceed north on Route 130 Veer off 130 onto Route 44 before 130 merges with I-295 Continue on Route 44 (Crown Point Road) until it becomes Route 130 Proceed on Route 130 to the North Brunswick area Take Adams Lane and Cozzens Lane to reach Route 27 Proceed on Route 27 into Newark via Broad Street Take right on Market Street, becoming Ferry Street becoming Raymond Blvd. Take Raymond Blvd to Route 1&9 Truck (no running on Pulaski Skyway!) Continue on 1&9 T (Communipaw Ave) to JFK Blvd. Proceed north on JFK and merge onto Route 63 (Bergen Blvd) Turn right on Columbia Ave Left on Route 5 (Glen Road) Right on Central Left on Route 67 (Palisades Avenue) Proceed north on Palisades Ave to Martha Washington Way to GWB toll plaza. There are no official escorts. It will be up to local towns to volunteer to provide an escort through their town. If you have any contacts within the towns she will run through it would be great to get their support. I just spoke to her father. At 1:00 this afternoon they were 3 miles from NJ. Her Dad said she is tired and could use some company to keep her moving towards her goal. So you are welcome to join her a long the route. NJMTA staffer Ryan will join her as she heads into the area over the next day or so. Visit her website: http://www.runwithjazzy.com/ We will try to keep you up to date on her location as she passes through the state. Exerpt from US DOT Secretary Ray LaHood 's blog: 17-yr-old Jasmine Jordan, youngest to run across US, raises awareness for truckers' healthcare fund It is an honor and a pleasure to introduce you to a true American hero, Jasmine "Jazzy" Jordan, Jazzy will run into New York City, completing her run across the US that began in Los Angeles in September 2009. Even more impressive than her record-setting effort--she will be the youngest ever to run across America--is that she's doing this to raise awareness and funds for the St. Christopher Fund for trucker relief. Look, truck driving is not an easy way to earn a living. So the St. Christopher Truckers Development and Relief Fund provides financial assistance to drivers who have medical problems and cannot afford health care. Jazzy grew interested in SCF when an employee of her family's trucking company, Sheila Grothe, was diagnosed with cancer: "I heard that Sheila wasn't able to afford some of the treatments for her cancer, and it didn't seem right. All my life I've heard that 'America moves by truck,' and I just thought someone should tell people about how independent truck drivers have a hard time with health insurance and how the St. Christopher Fund helps. Then maybe the fund could have more money available for people like Sheila. Since I'm a runner, I tried to think of something to do with running." After Sheila died on April 17, 2009, Jazzy went out for a run. "It's what I do when I'm stressed or need to think," she explains. "And that's when I decided to try this cross-country run." With the help of her father, Lee, who put aside his own trucking company to support Jazzy. |
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