Your tax-deductible gifts of $20, $50, $100 or any amount to Friends Along the Road, Inc., will provide time and safe space for those in deep grief to mourn their loved ones, seek consolation, and reevaluate their lives. Also, your donations will help Friends Along the Road build sanctuaries, such as our primary facilty in Colorado, where we will provide free, nonjudgmental support in an atmosphere of unconditional positive regard.

The Big Walk: Roadside Memorial Project and How You Can Help:

When funding is in place, David Pierce will begin a 2000-mile Big Walk from the site in Cape Coral, Florida, where David and Judy's daughter Lilli was killed, and he will finish at the Dillon Cemetery in Dillon, Colorado. His planned route will take him through Western Florida, Southern Alabama, Southern Mississippi, Southern and Western Louisiana, Western Arkansas, Northern Oklahoma, Southern Kansas, and Southeastern and Central Colorado. The purpose of the walk is:

The Name Project: David would like to carry the name of your deceased family member or friend as he walks to Dillon, Colorado, where he will erect a special memorial containing all the names he has gathered. If you are interested in submitting a name please e-mail us, fax us at 866-695-3554, or call 877-532-4453 (toll-free in the U.S. and Canada). You mail also contact us through postal mail by using the address at the bottom of this page.

Roadside Marker Project: David will also be gathering the stories of those people and families represented by the roadside markers he encounters along the way. If you live anywhere near David's planned route and would like to speak with David in person, or in other ways, about the life and death of your family member or friend, and how you learned to live with your grief, e-mail us, fax us at 866-695-3554, or call 877-532-4453 (toll-free in the U.S. and Canada). David will erect a special memorial in Dillon, Colorado, containing the names of your deceased loved ones and photos of the markers. You may also contact us through postal mail by using the address at the bottom of this page.

Waymakers: Hosting David as He Walks: David will need places to stay, and would be grateful for luxuries such as space to throw his sleeping bag, hot showers, hot meals, company, and a chance to charge his cell phone. He would also appreciate it if people along the way could keep an eye on him to make sure he comes through particular areas when he is supposed to. If you would like to be a Waymaker for David, and live along his planned route, please e-mail us, fax us at 866-695-3554, or call 877-532-4453 (toll-free in the U.S. and Canada). You may also contact us through postal mail by using the address at the bottom of this page.

Pledging Support and Walking with David: You can help support the work of Friends Along the Road, Inc., including the establishment of sanctuaries, facilitating the Big Walk, and helping spread the message of nonjudgmental bereavement support by pledging your support for David's Big Walk. [Note: Downloadable forms soon available in Word and .pdf formats.] If you would like to walk a few miles with Dave as he passes through your town or city, he would be happy for the company! And if you would like to contribute pledge-money you have gathered for the Walk with Dave, just download one of our pledge-forms specifically for this purpose. [Note: Pledge-forms soon available in Word and .pdf formats.]

Sponsorship: Your company can get a free ad on the FAR website by sponsoring David's Walk. You can sponsor David in many ways. Here are just a few:

To sponsor David's Big Walk in these and other ways, please e-mail us, fax us at 866-695-3554, or call 877-532-4453 (toll-free in the U.S. and Canada). You may also contact us through postal mail by using the address at the bottom of this page.

Interview David as He Walks from Florida to Colorado: David Pierce will be available for media interviews before, during, and after his Big Walk. If you are interested in interviewing Dave for TV, radio, newspaper, magazine, e-zine, or other media broadcast, it would help spread FAR's message of nonjudgmental bereavement support. To contact FAR about interviewing Dave, please call 877-532-4453 (toll-free in the U.S. and Canada), e-mail us, or fax us at 866-695-3554. You mail also contact us through postal mail by using the address at the bottom of this page.

If you are a friend along the road, and have ideas, suggestions, or means of volunteering we haven't thought of, or if you would simply like to talk, perhaps to share stories of bereavement or to learn about nonjudgmental support of those in grief, or for other reasons, call 877-532-4453 (toll-free in the U.S. and Canada), e-mail us, or fax us at 866-695-3554. You may also write to us at:

Thanks for your kindness, help, time and willingness to share stories and knowledge of grief-related issues.