Huffington Magazine Issue 17 | Page 87

The purpose of the trip to touch a few lives and make a difference wherever we could.” Exit GREATEST PERSON OF THE WEEK J.D. Lewis 12K Race, 12 Months, 12 Countries BY EMMA DIAB J.D. LEWIS FELT like a big loser. He was quite sure his two sons were going to think he was the worst dad in the world, and quite possibly in the history of fatherdom. His big plan — for the Lewis family to travel to 12 countries in all seven continents, doing volunteer work for an entire year — had even been picked up by the local news media in Charlotte, and he worried they’d PHOTOGRAPHS BY JESSICA MILLIGAN