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The Latest Press.
 A 1600 Mile Adventure - with Fredricka
Whitfield - CNN Live National,Atlanta,GA: April 8, 2007. Two men, Stein
Kretsinger and Bob Weinman are walking the coast from Miami to Manhattan to
protect our beaches.
 Beachwalker
Project and Werner Paddles Get On The Water - with Dan Gavere -
Robert Weinman of the Beachwalk Project (a clean water awareness project)
got together with Dan Gavere for a "little" paddle on the
Columbia River.
 Beachwalk
Project - with Sonya Artero - KUAM Guam: March 20, 2008. Beachwalk
comes to Guam.
Think
Green: paddling for a purpose - with Ronna Sweeney - KUAM Guam:
March 24, 2008. One local couple has made a three-year commitment to
promoting clean water awareness. Whether by foot or by kayak, Beachwalk
Project is taking Bob and Evelyn Weinman around coastlines on the United
States mainland to raise awareness for the protection of everyone's right
to clean water.
Pacific Daily News Beachwalk Project and
volunteers collect about 85 bags worth of trash at Tanguisson. -
by Lacee Martinez.: March 29, 2008. GUAM - 2:35 p.m., March 30 — Members
of the stateside Beachwalk Project met with several volunteers this morning
for a beach clean up at Tanguisson Beach. "If you go down to Tumon
Bay, it's beautiful, it’s nice," Weinman said. "But then you
come into these hidden spots where it’s not obvious, you see all this
trash. Since I’ve been here, a lot of people are pointing the finger
at this group or that group or (the government of Guam) but to me, every
one of us is responsible for cleaning up this mess."
Pacific Daily News Clean water advocates pay
visit. - by William B. Martin Jr.: March 28, 2008. GUAM - The
Beachwalk Project has brought its message of everyone's right to clean
water to Guam and will be participating in a host of events this weekend.
Pacific Daily News Atlantic beach walkers will
visit Guam: Team aims to help ocean environment. - by Lacee A.C.
Martinez: February 18, 2008. GUAM - After undertaking a 1,600-mile journey
by kayak and by foot up the Atlantic coastline, the members of the
stateside Beach Walk Project will be making their way to Guam to help raise
clean water awareness. The group's arrival, scheduled for the end of March,
will be a welcomed return home for former Guam resident Evelyn Prog Weinman
who developed her appreciation and respect for the world's waters growing
up on the island's shores.
 Breaking
Away. - No wild partying. No gorging on mom's home cooking. No
sleeping late. How about a spring break that's not all about you? We wanted
to know what college students and professors were doing this week as
campuses shut down. So we asked at several Oregon universities whether
anyone planned anything unusual.
Marianas Variety Perez, Pangelinan finish
paddling relay first overall - March 25, 2008. GUAM-THE GUAM Kayak
and Canoe Federation held the Eastside Paddling Relay in the Outrigger 1
and 2 disciplines this past Saturday. A special participant in the event
was Robert Weinman of the Beachwalk Project, who is on island to promote
clean water awareness, preservation of major coastlines, environmental
awareness and the unity of coastal communities.
Marianas Variety Beachwalk Project coming to
Guam - February 13, 2008. GUAM-Evelyn and Robert Weinman, the core
members of the Beachwalk Project, will be on Guam from March 20 to April 6.
Beachwalk Project is a 3-year, clean water awareness project which will
travel the major coastlines of the United States by foot and kayak. They
will be on island to share stories of their adventures, encourage advocacy
for clean water and inspire participants in their upcoming events that will
benefit local programs in Guam.
 Paddlers
Walking for a Cause - with Ryan Lieber-WPTV Ch5,West Palm,Florida:
February 18, 2007. Two men, Stein Kretsinger and Bob Weinman will be
walking the beach from Miami to Manhattan to protect our coastline.
 Beach Walk
Project - with Veronica Dudo-NBC-40,Wildwood,New Jersey: May 30,
2007. NORTH WILDWOOD-It may be the first of it's kind! A 1600-mile,
combination: walk and kayak journey along the entire Atlantic Coast, from
Miami to Manhattan.
 Beach Walk
Project - NBC-15,Myrtle Beach,South Carolina: May 3, 2007. MYRTLE
BEACH-Beach Paddlers share their adventure with the children of Ripley's
Aquarium and discuss their goals to raise community awareness for clean
water.
 Beach Walk
Project - NBC-12,Myrtle Beach,South Carolina: May 3, 2007. MYRTLE
BEACH-Two kayakers, Stein Kretsinger and Robert Weinman are paddling 1600
miles up the Atlantic Coast to raise awareness for clean water. The
paddlers visit with children at Ripley's Aquarium in Myrtle Beach to share
tales from their adventure.
CNN
Newsmakers Paddlers Walking for a Cause - with Spero
Canton-Comcast: February 1, 2007. Stein Kretsinger and Bob Weinman are
traveling from Miami to Manhattan with just their feet and a paddle.
Pacific Daily News Chamorrita helps manage,
feed Miami-NYC trek - by Lacee A.C. Martinez: April 12, 2007.
Halfway across the world, Evelyn Prog Weinman is using Guam values to
educate others about keeping the world's waters clean.
 A Long Walk on the Beach - by Christian Knight:
July 20, 2007. Do Gooders. These boaters found a way to make a solo sport
touch thousands.
Chronicle of Philanthropy A Journey to Protect
America's Coastline - by Debra E. Blum: May 20, 2007. Here's the
question that Stein Kretsinger and Robert Weinman are asking anyone who
will listen as they travel by foot and kayak up America's East Coast:
What's the best kind of structure to build on a barrier island? Their
answer: A sandcastle.
South Jersey Video Magazine
Beachwalk Project in South Jersey - May 31, 2007. Two men, on a
mission to raise awareness about keeping the Atlantic Ocean clean, paddle
their kayaks from Miami to Manhattan. A quick stop in South Jersey allows
them to spread the word in Wildwood, and locals about their journey, which
has enabled the travelers to see the country's coast, meet new people, and
swim with dolphins.
The Press of Atlantic City Trek from Miami to
N.Y. aims for awareness about clean water, coast - by Derek
Harper: June 8, 2007. Two guys started paddling and walking from Miami to
New York back in February. On June 1 they reached Atlantic City. The point
of The Beach Walk Project is to raise funds and publicize the importance of
clean shores and water.
The Daily Times Miami-to-Manhattan project
raises awareness for Waterkeeper Alliance - June 5, 2007. A trip
with purpose -- to raise awareness for Waterkeeper Alliance, an
organization that advocates for clean water and encourages others to become
stewards for the waterways in their communities.
The Times-Georgetown Kayakers: Clean water
awareness - by Meredith Carter: May 5, 2007. Robert Weinman knows
something most people don’t know about kayaks. “Kayaks are like
dogs,” he said. “People will approach the dog before they approach
you. But it’s a way to get a conversation started.”
East Beach Norfolk Stein Kretsinger, Robert Weinman
and Evelyn Weinman are on a mission to clean up East Coast watersheds.
- by Cindy Mackey: May, 2007. The team has been traveling up the Atlantic
Coast since February 11. On Sunday, they will stop at East Beach in Norfolk
to join in a beach clean up, kayak rides and to share tales of their
adventure.
Andhra News Beachwalk Project Joins Altamaha
Riverkeeper to Support Jekyll Island Protection. - Jekyll Island,
GA (PRWEB) April 28, 2007. ARK and Beachwalk Project members braved high
winds on the island's undeveloped south end to urge citizens to support
protection of Jekyll, one of Georgia's most accessible natural beaches.
Florida
Sportsman Barefoot Advocacy - February 27, 2007. Clean
water activists to ascend the Eastern Seaboard on foot and by kayak.
TC Palm Local News Pair walk to New York to
support environmental education - February 26, 2007. FORT PIERCE —
Stein Kretsinger and Robert Weinman set out Feb. 11 on a 133-day,
1,600-mile walking and kayak journey along the entire seashore from Miami
to New York to support environmental education and Waterkeeper Alliance.
WWFR-91.1FM Paddlers Walking for a Cause
- with Jacqui Jay-WWFR 91.7: February 16, 2007. Stein Kretsinger and Bob
Weinman paddling for a cause.
PalmBeachPost Concern for environment spurs 1,600-mile
trek - by: Joe Bonikowski-Palm Beach Post: February 14, 2007.
Stein Kretsinger and Bob Weinman must really love the beach and the ocean.
They're going to spend most of the next four months in touch with, and
teaching about, both.
BYM News and Magazine Kayaking beach walkers to
raise awareness of need to steward coastlines. - Boat Yacht
Maritime News Service: February 1, 2007. Stein Kretsinger and Robert
Weinman will begin a 1600 mile, 130 day walk/kayak journey up the eastern
seashore from Miami, FL to New York, NY on February 10th.
Times Union Kayaker Paddling for a Cause
- by: Brian Nearing-Times Union: February 2, 2007. 1,600-mile ocean trip
from Miami to New York will highlight watersports to promote environmental
awareness.
The Hook FACETIME- Life's a beach: Local takes
a walk on the wet side By Courteney Stuart-The Hook: February 8,
2007. Local takes a walk on the wet side
Waterkeeper Alliance Beach Walk to Transverse
Eastern Seaboard -Waterkeepers Alliance: January 1, 2007. Beach
Walkers Trek 1600 Miles to Build Better Beaches, Support Waterkeeper
Alliance
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