Posted on July 2, 2009 by svdp
Fourteen-year-old David Ashby of Orlando is back on the road to Washington, D.C., this week as his younger sister recovers in a Virginia hospital from a devastating accident.
David, who is trying to raise awareness of the nation’s 1.5 million homeless children, suspended his 1,100-mile walk June 17 — just two days after he started in [...]
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Posted on June 29, 2009 by svdp
David Ashby, the 14-year-old Orlando teen who began walking to Washington, D.C., to raise awareness of homeless children, will resume his trek Monday morning, his mom said.
David’s much-publicized journey had been abruptly halted June 16 — just two days into his trek — when his 10-year-old sister was in a serious, freakish accident. Staying with [...]
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Posted on June 24, 2009 by svdp
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Still on hold
Okay i know many of you are wondering about my sister. As of right now I cannot tell you anything due to her want for privacy. She is still in the hospital and is recovering faster then we thought. When I have [...]
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Posted on June 19, 2009 by svdp
OrlandoSentinel.com
By Kate Santich
Sentinel Staff Writer
June 18, 2009
David Ashby — the 14-year-old Orlando boy who had just begun a 1,100-mile walk to Washington to raise awareness of homeless children — was forced to temporarily halt his mission early Wednesday after his sister was involved in a freakish but serious accident.
Aubrey Ashby, 10, was awaiting brain surgery [...]
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