Gunnar's Walk

Last week, we had the opportunity to meet Gunnar Swanson, a soldier who served in Iraq. He came to visit our school and told us about his 1,000+ mile walk to raise money for the children of war-torn countries. After listening to Gunnar tell about some of his experiences with the children, we drew pictures about friendship for them, while older kids wrote letters.

Then we went outside to make a tunnel for Gunnar to walk through as he made his way to the high school.
We all wore red, white, and blue.

We brought our classroom flag, too.

Here he comes!

Yeah, Gunnar!

The kids were very excited to be sharing in Gunnar's project, and seemed to understand that children everywhere deserve a safe, peaceful place to live and learn. The pictures we drew will maybe become the prized possessions of children in Iraq or Afghanistan!

To learn more about Gunnar and his 1,000+ mile walk, or to make a donation, google his web-site at warkidsrelief (for some reason, the link isn't working - sorry!)