Woman walks across country to help the homeless
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
RIVIERA BEACH — A woman walking across the country to raise awareness about homelessness and poverty has arrived in Palm Beach County.
Kim Denmark, who wears a bright orange track suit and carries a billboard and American flag, ran a temporary staffing company in Dayton, Ohio, before having what she calls a spiritual awakening. She has collected more than 200,000 signatures on a petition she will take to lawmakers in Washington.
Locally, she is trying to persuade owners of abandoned homes to allow them to be renovated for homeless families. Denmark has walked down U.S. 1 in Riviera Beach and will stay in the city for the next week looking at property.Her next stops are West Palm Beach and Delray Beach, Denmark said she has already walked 3,280 miles in 78 months.
