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There's a famous proverb that states, "the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." Well, Paulie Veneto's two-hundred twenty mile journey has begun with a single step AND a push. Paulie, a former flight attendant, is pushing a beverage cart on an inspirational trek from Boston through Connecticut culminating at New York City's Ground Zero Memorial.
He's calling it Paulie's Push, honoring the first First Responders who gave their lives on September 11th, 2001, "to be able to stay as calm as they were, to call us on the ground to tell us where these terrorists were seated — they should have been recognized as the first First Responders."
Paulie fell into an opioid addiction after 9/11, but now he's six years clean and sober and determined to raise money and awareness for both the fallen flight crews and Power Forward, a sober living non-profit.
Christine and Salt caught up with Paulie as he kicked off his epic walk. Listen to the emotional interview below (get your tissues ready). You can follow Paulie's progress live by visiting his website, here.
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