Melissa Williams walks 750 miles for diabetes prevention
Melissa Williams, a Boston-based consultant, has founded the CA Wellness Walk. Beginning 9 January, Melissa is walking 750 miles across California and conducting workshops in schools along the route to encourage diabetes prevention in 11-13-year-olds. The Walk spans 150 days, and the first 50-day leg has just been finalised.
"We are very excited to announce that in the first 50 days, we will reach 4,000 students through our classroom workshops, quadrupling our initial targets," said Melissa.
Inspired by her work at PA with diabetes, Melissa has taken a year's sabbatical from PA to organise and walk the 750-mile route. A dedicated team has worked hard to make this dream a reality, including three PA people and a PA alum – Sam Hotchkiss, Ann Marie Abinoja, Jerry Hu and Linda Bent.
