Pass it Forward
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Pass it Forward — Benefitting United Way Agencies Across America.
NASHVILLE— Local inventor, Jay Perdue, 55, of Erin, Tenn., is preparing for a 5,000-mile trip across the United States in a green vehicle designed to promote good health, high fuel economy and help raise money for United Way agencies across America. Perdue will begin his cross-country trip August 15 in Knoxville, Iowa., where he will travel to the west coast with other high-mileage vehicles in Rally Green — a race of 10 amateur-built vehicles designed to get over 50 miles per gallon.
Perdue’s car, Tri-hybrid Stealth, gets and estimated 200mpg and still travels over 100 miles per hour. The Stealth runs off electric, diesel and human power produced through pedaling.
Rally Green will end in San Francisco, Cal., on August 21. When it is complete, Perdue will continue his own quest to raise money for United Way agencies.
On Aug. 23, Perdue will leave San Francisco and travel through a number of major cities across the entire continent. His trip will end in Washington, D.C on Sept. 13.
Perdue hopes to join with individual United Way agencies across the 5,000-mile route in his personal campaign called Pass it Forward. Perdue will be collecting donations from bystanders at each stopping point in a large plastic container. When he reaches the next United Way agencies on his route, he will empty the jug and pass the gift forward.
Perdue hopes his charitable cross-country quest will help raise awareness for all United Way agencies. He is encouraging all Americans to make donations to their local United Way agencies. “My wife [Vicki] and I are really active in United Way [of the Greater Clarksville Region]. We felt this trip would be an excellent way to raise money not only for our agency, but for agencies across America.”
If you would like to help Perdue “Pass it Forward,” find your local United Way agency by typing in your zip code at: http://liveunited.org/. To see the scheduled route, click on the map above.
Scheduled Stops:
Sunday, Aug. 15 – United Way of Lincoln & Lancaster County
United Way of Lincoln & Lancaster County 238 South 13th Street Lincoln, NE 68508 (402) 441-7700http://www.unitedwaylincoln.org/
Monday, Aug. 16 – Manhattan United Way
United Way of Riley County PO Box 922 Manhattan, KS 66505-0922 (785) 776-3779Tuesday, Aug. 17 – Pikes Peak United Way
Pikes Peak United Way 518 N. Nevada Avenue Colorado Springs, CO 80903 719.632.1543Wednesday, Aug. 18 – United Way of Mesa County
United Way of Mesa County PO Box 153 Grand Junction, CO 81502-0153 (970) 243-5364http://www.unitedwaymesacounty.org/
Thursday, Aug. 19 – United Way of Northern Nevada and the Sierra
United Way of Northern Nevada and the Sierra 811 Ryland Street Reno, NV 89502 (775) 322-8668Friday, Aug. 20 – United Way of Bay Area
United Way of the Bay Area 221 Main Street, Suite 300 San Francisco, CA 94105 (415) 808-4300Sunday, Aug. 22 – Northern Santa Barbara County United Way
Northern Santa Barbara County United Way PO Box 947 Santa Maria, CA 93456-0947 (805) 922-0329http://www.uwcentralcoast.org/
Monday, Aug. 23 – United Way of Greater Los Angeles
United Way of Greater Los Angeles 1150 S. Olive St., Suite T500 Los Angeles, CA 90015 (213) 808-6220Wednesday, Aug. 25 – Valley of the Sun United Way
Valley of the Sun United Way PO Box 10748 Phoenix, AZ 85064-0748 (602) 631-4800Thursday, Aug. 26 – United Way of Northern Arizona
United Way of Northern Arizona 1515 E. Cedar Avenue, Suite D-1 Flagstaff, AZ 86004-1808 (928) 773-9813Friday, Aug. 27 – United Way of Central New Mexico
United Way of Central New Mexico 2340 Alamo SE 2nd Floor Albuquerque, NM 87106 (505) 247-3671Saturday, Aug. 28 – United Way of Amarillo & Canyon
United Way of Amarillo & Canyon 2207 Line Avenue Amarillo, TX 79106-6718 (806) 376-6359Monday, Aug. 30 – United Way of Central Oklahoma, Inc.
United Way of Central Oklahoma, Inc. PO Box 837 Oklahoma City, OK 73101-0837 (405) 236-8441Tuesday, Aug. 31 - United Way of Fort Smith Area, Inc.
United Way of Fort Smith Area, Inc. PO Box 2300Fort Smith, AR 72902
(479) 782-1311
http://www.unitedwayfortsmith.org/Tuesday, Aug. 31 - Heart of Arkansas United Way
Heart of Arkansas United Way PO Box 3257 Little Rock, AR 72203-3257 (501) 376-4567Wednesday, Sept. 1 – United Way of the Mid-South
United Way of the Mid-South 6775 Lenox Center Court Memphis, TN 38115-4429 (901) 433-4300Wednesday, Sept. 1 – United Way of West Tennessee
United Way of West Tennessee 1341 North Highland Avenue Jackson, TN 38301-4018 (731) 422-1816Thursday, Sept. 2 – United Way of Dickson County
United Way of Dickson County 719 East College Street Dickson, TN 37055-2079 (615) 446-5639Thursday, Sept. 3 – United Way of Clarksville
United Way of Clarksville 1300 Madison Street Clarksville, TN 37040-3856 (931) 647-4291www.unitedwayofclarksville.org
Friday, Sept. 3 – United Way of Nashville
United Way of Nashville 250 Venture Circle Nashville, TN 37228-1696 (615) 255-8501Wednesday, Sept. 8 – Bowling Green United Way
Bowling Green United Way 1110 College Street Bowling Green, KY 42101-2619 (270) 843-3205Thursday, Sept. 9 – Metro United Way
Metro United Way, Inc. PO Box 4488 Louisville, KY 40204-0488 (502) 583-2821Friday, Sept. 10 – United Way of Greater Cincinnati
United Way of Greater Cincinnati 2035 Reading Road Cincinnati, OH 45202-1415 (513) 762-7100Saturday, Sept. 11 – United Way of Central Ohio
United Way of Central Ohio 360 South 3rd Street Columbus, OH 43215 (614) 227-2700www.liveunitedcentralohio.org
Sunday, Sept. 12 – United Way of Allegheny County
United Way of Allegheny County PO Box 735 Pittsburgh, PA 15230-0735 (412) 261-6010Monday, Sept. 13 – United Way The National Capitol
United Way The National Capitol 95 M Street Southwest Washington, DC 20024-3622 (202) 488-2000
