Former police chief and lover climbing Appalachian Path for charity

PUTNAM COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) – Following virtually two months and far more than 500 miles hiked, two West Virginians say their journey to aid nearby charities is considerably from around.

“You’re sore, you are hurting, you want to get off the mountain, you want to stop but you just acquired to push on. Simply because, these charities do, so why simply cannot we?” reported Edward Starcher, who’s the former Winfield Police Main.

Starcher said just after he retired as chief, he needed to do a thing positive for his local community.

“The far more we stroll, the additional funds we make for the local charities,” he explained.

Jennifer Agosti is Starcher’s companion for the hike. The two every single picked two charities, which incorporate West Virginia Suicide Prevention, Enjoyable Valley Clinic, a nearby church needing repairs and a area loved ones who battled cancer.

“I had a good friend that committed suicide this 12 months, and I think with COVID and every thing a ton of the youth –there is been a lot of suicides, so it was anything near to my heart,” stated Jennifer Agosti.

The two are likely to break up their donations in four methods when they full their journey. So significantly, Starcher explained they have gone by West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

“We are in Good Barrington, Massachusetts, right now,” Starcher mentioned. “Massachusetts will be accomplished in seven times, then to Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.”

In the conclude, the two will have hiked additional than 2,200 miles and prepare to finish their journey by Oct.