11 year old Florida boy walking for homeless children

At 11, he's a veteran at helping others
By Lindsay Ruebens
lruebens@charlotteobserver.com
Posted: Wednesday, Jun. 03, 2009

DAVIE HINSHAW – dhinshaw@charlotteobserver.com


Zach Bonner has drawn attention from the White House and Hollywood, started his own charitable foundation, and now is walking across the South to raise awareness about homeless children. And he's only 11.

On Tuesday, Zach walked into Charlotte as part of a 1,225-mile trek he calls “My House to the White House.”

Zach began his journey in 2007, walking from Tampa to Tallahassee. The second leg of the trip went from there to Atlanta last year. And in May, he left Atlanta for his the final stretch, which will end in Washington this summer.

Zach started volunteering at age 6, when he collected water and supplies for Hurricane Charley victims near his Florida home.
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