Singer/Songwriter Aprylle Gilbert Runs Coast to Coast on US Route 6 To Raise Money for Kids; Follow Her Progress

U.S. Route 6 Coast-to-Coast for Kids

Follow one woman’s courageous fund raising event for disadvantaged youth as she runs from coast

to coast along the entire length of historic Route 6 beginning in Long Beach, CA and ending in

Provincetown, MA.

Aprylle Gilbert is an extreme-distance endurance runner from the San Francisco Bay

area. She is best known as a singer-song writer and author, one of the top folk-rock musicians in the Bay

Area.

After an May 7, 2015 Hollywood kick-off concert at Hollywood House of Blues, Gilbert will launch a national

charity fund-raising event. Beginning in Long Beach on May 11, 2015, Gilbert’s Charity Challenge Run will

traverse the entire 3,652 miles of historic (old) Route 6, running 30-50 miles per day.

Aprylle is passionate about raising awareness (and money) for disadvantaged young people. Aprylle’s Coastto-

Coast for Kids run was conceived as a way of supporting youth activism by helping Washington United

Youth Center in San Jose improve their after-school programs that build confidence, self-esteem and

leadership skills in local, underserved kids. She encourages “Public Charities” along the 6 to use this special

event to help their own local youth organizations.

Since then, the vision has matured into a way of building a network for community activism across the nation

by challenging like-minded athletes to raise money for local charities by running with Aprylle for a portion of

the distance. However, she will slow to a walk for those families with children who would like to join her.

Coast-to-Coast for Kids is planned in cooperation with the U.S. Route 6 Tourist Association (www.route6tour.com) and

Catholic Charities’ Washington United Youth Center, San Jose, CA. (www.CatholicCharitiesSCC.org/washingtonunitied-

youth-center).

You can follow Aprylle via GPS by visiting

www.route6tour.com

Web-site: www.Aprylle.com

Live Tracking: After May 11, Gilbert’s progress can be tracked on live GPS feed on www.Aprylle.com

Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/pages/Aprylle/160874516394

Fund-raising: www.crowdrise.com/coasttocastforkids/fundraiser/AprylleG

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