Father-Son Duo Hearly And Andreas Mayr Complete Chesapeake Bay Kayak Trip For Hunger Relief

ELKTON, Md. (WJZ) — After days of paddling, yet immoderate remainder for a father-son duo you whitethorn remember. 

Hearly Mayr and his lad Andreas acceptable disconnected connected their 200-mile Chesapeake Bay kayaking travel astir 2 weeks ago. They paddled from Elkton each the mode to the extremity of the bay successful Smith Island, Va., putting successful astir 15 to 20 miles each day. 

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They were paddling with a purpose, raising wealth for families wounded financially by the pandemic portion besides spending immoderate prime clip together. 

“We always, I think, conflict arsenic parents oregon arsenic fathers to find clip with our kids,” Hearly Mayr said. “And so, for maine personally, I truly wanted to usage this accidental to walk clip together, to person amusive together, and to situation ourselves a small bit.” 

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They raised astir $3 million, which volition spell to the Maryland-based non-profit enactment Adventist Development and Relief Agency’s Covid-19 Hunger Response’s Campaign, “Making Memories While Making a Difference.”

Those funny tin travel them on their travel connected societal media by looking up hashtag #bay200challenge.

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To larn much oregon to donate today, spell to www.ADRA.org/bay200challenge/give.