Our House e-newsletter December 2011 | Page 16

by Amber Hood, Volunteer Relations VISTA Sam Rouleau and Nick Tucker are two men on a journey across America. They began in their home state of Maine at the coast of the Atlantic Ocean and will continue until they reach the Pacific coast. Through an organization called Making Strides: Rediscovering the Dream, Sam and Nick will spend 200 days walking across the country and seeking charitable opportunities in every town in which they stop. As they walk nearly 25 miles a day, they serve those in need. Along their journey, they document what they see, and they hope to inspire others to find meaningful ways to impact the lives of others. Once the duo reached east Arkansas, they called Our House, asking how they could help. Two days later they arrived in Little Rock and volunteered with Our Club, helping the kids with homework and answering lots of questions about their cross-country journey.