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Newtown Welcomes Cross-Country Carry The Load Walkers

The team that came the Newtown area was traveling an East Coast route that will end on Memorial Day in Dallas.


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Walkers from Carry The Load were welcomed to Newtown Borough Wednesday evening with fanfare and some cheers.

The group was part of the nonprofit’s 20,000-mile endeavor to travel across America on foot before Memorial Day was escorted through the borough by police.

The team that came the Newtown area was traveling an East Coast route that will end on Memorial Day in Dallas.

Credit: Tom Sofield/NewtownPANow.com

The Carry The Load crew was welcomed with fanfare in Upper Makefield, Yardley Borough, Middletown Township, and Langhorne Borough before heading into Philadelphia.

Carry The Load organizes several legs of their trip.

The group aims to raise awareness and pay tribute to military members and emergency responders who have passed away.

The nonprofit has raised more than $38 million since 2011.

Credit: Tom Sofield/NewtownPANow.com

Credit: Tom Sofield/NewtownPANow.com
Credit: Tom Sofield/NewtownPANow.com

Credit: Tom Sofield/NewtownPANow.com

Credit: Tom Sofield/NewtownPANow.com


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Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield has covered news in Bucks County for 12 years for both newspaper and online publications. Tom’s reporting has appeared locally, nationally, and internationally across several mediums. He is proud to report on news in the county where he lives and to have created a reliable publication that the community deserves.