Before you start walking, set up a Google News Alert for the phrases “walk across the country” and “walking across the country.” Use that little vertical line above the backslash (|) as an “or” operator.
“walk across the country”|”walking across the country”
Right. Like that.
This will lead you to Armand Young. Armand Young has it figured out. Somewhere on the way from Los Angeles to New York, he found a formula: in each town, find someone who needs help and persuade people to give it.
In Marshalltown, he persuaded “the Marshalltown community” to rent an apartment for a homeless woman. In Dubuque, he talked a business owner into donating two months’ rent for a family of four.

