Local man running from the Midstate to Washington D.C. to give back to nonprofit

By Irelend ViscountJared Weaver,

2024-03-28

CARLISLE, Pa. (WHTM)– Here is a good example of coming full circle; a Midstate man is running 100 miles to Washington D.C. to raise money for a nonprofit that helped him during rough times.

John Anderson is from Carlisle, and on Saturday he will run from the old courthouse, located at 2 Courthouse Square, to the Washington Monument.

His goal is to raise $50 per mile, donating the money to Community Cares, an organization that helped him get back on his feet.

“I’ve been homeless myself before so I know the struggle, so I’m just trying to give back and help anyway I can,” Anderson said.

Anderson says deciding to run to the Washington Monument was random.

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He plans to leave the courthouse at 12 a.m. and finish by 8 p.m.

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