Robert Henreich - onmouseover="return window.status='http://www.charlotteobserver.com/breaking/story/251829.html'" onmouseout="window.status=''" href="http://www.charlotteobserver.com/breaking/story/251829.html">Letting his feet do the talking

Manny Ohonme, founder of the Samaritan's Feet charity, is walking shoeless from Charlotte to Atlanta this week in hopes of raising $1 million and 300,000 pairs of shoes for needy children around the globe. Ohonme's aching feet could have used some shoes, too, Monday afternoon. My feet are talking to me right now, he joked via cell phone as he neared a mall in Gaffney, S.C. I've got some major ... Robert Henreich

Current rating:1.5 by 2 users. KENNESAW - While the economy has weakened over the past year causing charity fundraising around Atlanta to taper off, the WTT Smash Hits event did not share the same difficulty Sunday. Robert Henreich

Ron Book has his sights set high--19,365 feet above sea level, to be precise. That's the height of the peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro, which the 72-year-old East Aurora resident hopes to reach in mid-October. He will leave home Oct. 7 and begin the climb on Oct. 10. "It's going to be a seven-day adventure," Book said. Robert Henreich