From October 1 - 13, 2014, nationally acclaimed child advocate Richard Propes celebrated the 25th anniversary of his Tenderness Tour with a 13-day wheelchair tour through Northern Indiana utilizing only the hiking and biking trails county-by-county starting in Lake County's Hobart and ending with a four-mile trek from downtown Indy's Monument Circle to the offices of Prevent Child Abuse Indiana. Propes approached this 25th anniversary tour differently from other tours in a couple of key ways - 1) He partnered with fundraising website Crowdrise to allow donors to select a non-profit of their choice for their donation and 2) He invited others to both join him on the road and encouraged supporters to go "The extra mile" by walking one mile in memory of a child victim of violence sometime during the 25th anniversary Tenderness Tour - 125 people from around the world joined in! While a final tally of donations is still pending, and may be difficult to determine concretely as many organizations have reported receiving donations directly, Propes successfully wheeled over 190 miles and raised thousands of dollars for organizations working to improve the lives of children and families. Richard's exact itinerary included:

• 9/30/14 - Arrive in Lake County
• 10/1/14 - Wheel the Prairie-Duneland Trail in Lake/Porter Counties
• 10/2/14 -Wheel along Beverly Rd. and Indiana Dunes - LaPorte/Porter Counties
• 10/3/14 - Wheel from Roseland to Mishawaka Riverwalk in St. Joseph County
• 10/4/14 - Wheel Elkhart County's Pumpkinvine Trail
• 10/5/14 - Wheel Lake City Greenway; Heritage Trail in Kosciusko County
• 10/6/14 - Wheel Wabash County Bike Trail from N. Manchester to Wabash
• 10/7/14 -Wheel Sweetser to Marion to Gas City on Cardinal Greenway
• 10/8/14 - Wheel Howard County's Walk of Excellence and Industrial Heritage Trail
• 10/9/14 -Wheel Frankfort's Wesley Manor Trail; East Trail; Circle Park Trail
• 10/10/14 - Wheel Farm Heritage Trail from Thorntown to Lebanon
• 10/11/14 -  Wheel Morse Park Trail in Noblesville; Monon Trail in Carmel
• 10/12/14 -Wheel Monon from Carmel to Indy
• 10/13/14 -Wheel from Monument Circle to 39th & Meridian Street

• It should be noted that individuals were encouraged to support non-profit organizations of their choice and were not obligated to report this information to the Tenderness Tour. Figures below include those received through Crowdrise, donations made along the route, and donations we were able to confirm were made directly. Final amount will be made available once all numbers documented.

• Second Starts - $910
• Sheltering Wings - $730
• Prevent Child Abuse - Boone County - $580
• Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence - $570
• AFSP - Indiana Chapter - $500 (proceeds from "The Hallelujah Life")
• Wellspring Retreat & Resource Center - $296 (Informed that additional donations were received - amounts unknown)
• Families of SMA - $250
• Prevent Child Abuse Indiana - $230 (plus pinwheel sponsorship)
• One Million Acres - $200
• New Community Project - $185
• The Kid's Pantry - $125
• Second Helpings - $110
• The Julian Center - $100 (plus sponsorship of individual at $100 to repair door)
• Access - $100
• Coach Kids - $100
• Heartland Film - $65 (plus sponsorship of film "Private Violence" for 2014 festival)
• Anabaptist Disabilities Network - $60 (Plus receipts from benefit banquet on 10/3/14)
• Peace Over Violence - $10