Walking for Mental Health: 1000 kilometres on the Camino de Santiago

My name is Steve Parry and I’m a member of the board of directors at Waypoint Centre for Mental Health. Starting March 10^th, I will be walking the 1,000 kilometres of the Camino de Santiago in support of Waypoint. This personal journey celebrates the many mental health benefits associated with walking- something I have benefited from my entire life. Joining an annual community of more than 500,000 pilgrims or "peregrinos" I will be sharing my journey with you on my YouTube channel where you can see the adventure on a daily basis over March and April.

Any donation is so appreciated! Or if contributing is not an option perhaps just follow along on the YouTube channel. For  the first 45 donations over $100 you will receive a handmade bead toggle that I will  carry with me over the 1,000 kilometres of the Camino; I will wear your toggle along the way and will share video of its journey for a day. For this level, please send me your shipping instructions to sep815@gmail.com.

For those participants intrigued by the Camino, I am also able to carry a few small stones to the famous Cruz de Ferro, approximately 500 kilometres from the start at St. Jean de Pied de Port. There is a long tradition of leaving a stone at Cruz de Ferro in memory of a person or event. Again, please contact me at sep815@gmail.com to make arrangements if this is of interest. I am space limited to about 20 stones given the need to backpack the load over the 500 kilometres.

UPDATE AS OF 10 AM FEBRUARY 9- FIVE OF FORTY TOGGLES HAVE FOUND A HOME AND ARE MAKING THE TRIP, ALONG WITH FIVE STONES TO CRUZ DE FERRO! I CAN FEEL MY PACK GETTING HEAVIER ALREADY!

Thank you for participating! Whether we are travelling virtually together to Cruz de Ferro or you are just following along with the YouTube videos I would love to hear from you on the comments section of the video.

Buen Camino!

Steve Parry

I will be vlogging everyday on YouTube and hope you can follow my journey.

To learn more please visit my YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/n-HjpPGBrZk?si=Rw5fTbEv_QiOVJjF

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