{"id":42847,"date":"2021-04-28T07:00:31","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T11:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/?p=42847"},"modified":"2021-04-27T18:51:00","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T22:51:00","slug":"hiking-for-hunger-on-the-at","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/outdoors\/hiking-for-hunger-on-the-at\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiking for Hunger on the AT"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_42852\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42852\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42852\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Outdoors_-Hiking-for-Hunger-20210331_174101.jpg-Keeka-Grant-Tomlinson.-Photo-by-Micha-Grant-Tomlinson-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Outdoors_-Hiking-for-Hunger-20210331_174101.jpg-Keeka-Grant-Tomlinson.-Photo-by-Micha-Grant-Tomlinson-.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Outdoors_-Hiking-for-Hunger-20210331_174101.jpg-Keeka-Grant-Tomlinson.-Photo-by-Micha-Grant-Tomlinson--300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Outdoors_-Hiking-for-Hunger-20210331_174101.jpg-Keeka-Grant-Tomlinson.-Photo-by-Micha-Grant-Tomlinson--1024x451.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Outdoors_-Hiking-for-Hunger-20210331_174101.jpg-Keeka-Grant-Tomlinson.-Photo-by-Micha-Grant-Tomlinson--768x338.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Outdoors_-Hiking-for-Hunger-20210331_174101.jpg-Keeka-Grant-Tomlinson.-Photo-by-Micha-Grant-Tomlinson--810x356.jpg 810w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Outdoors_-Hiking-for-Hunger-20210331_174101.jpg-Keeka-Grant-Tomlinson.-Photo-by-Micha-Grant-Tomlinson--1140x502.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-42852\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Keeka Grant-Tomlinson. Photo by Micah Grant-Tomlinson<\/p><\/div>\n<p>By Emma Castleberry<\/p>\n<p>On their first date in downtown Asheville several years ago, Keeka and Micah Grant-Tomlinson (now married) discovered they shared a dream: thru-hiking a long-distance trail. \u201cBy the time we met, we were bursting with enthusiasm for our thru-hiking ambitions,\u201d says Keeka. \u201cDiscovering in each other someone we could potentially hike these trails with drew us together and formed the foundation of our relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This year, the pair is making that dream a reality by hiking the Appalachian Trail together. But they\u2019re taking a unique approach to what they recognize as a privileged endeavor. \u201cThe resources it takes, the ability to save up money and be able to not work for six months\u2014maybe even more\u2014means that thru hiking can be not only physically challenging but financially challenging as well,\u201d says Micah.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42853\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42853\" class=\"wp-image-42853\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Outdoors_-Hiking-for-Hunger-Keeka-Grant-Tomlinson-and-Micah-Grant-Tomlinson.-Photo-by-Keeka-Grant-Tomlinson.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Outdoors_-Hiking-for-Hunger-Keeka-Grant-Tomlinson-and-Micah-Grant-Tomlinson.-Photo-by-Keeka-Grant-Tomlinson.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Outdoors_-Hiking-for-Hunger-Keeka-Grant-Tomlinson-and-Micah-Grant-Tomlinson.-Photo-by-Keeka-Grant-Tomlinson-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Outdoors_-Hiking-for-Hunger-Keeka-Grant-Tomlinson-and-Micah-Grant-Tomlinson.-Photo-by-Keeka-Grant-Tomlinson-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Outdoors_-Hiking-for-Hunger-Keeka-Grant-Tomlinson-and-Micah-Grant-Tomlinson.-Photo-by-Keeka-Grant-Tomlinson-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Outdoors_-Hiking-for-Hunger-Keeka-Grant-Tomlinson-and-Micah-Grant-Tomlinson.-Photo-by-Keeka-Grant-Tomlinson-810x608.jpg 810w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Outdoors_-Hiking-for-Hunger-Keeka-Grant-Tomlinson-and-Micah-Grant-Tomlinson.-Photo-by-Keeka-Grant-Tomlinson-1140x855.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-42853\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Keeka and Micah Grant-Tomlinson<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Before leaving for the hike, Keeka and Micah both worked for MANNA FoodBank. \u201cAfter two plus years of working at MANNA, bearing witness to the need in WNC and watching it increase during the pandemic, we felt it only right to harness our dream as a fundraiser for this incredible organization,\u201d says Keeka.<\/p>\n<p>Thus was born Hiking for Hunger. \u201cWe feel that the Hiking for Hunger \u2018fund-racer\u2019 model is a creative solution to remotely engage donors,\u201d says Keeka. Through this model, donors are encouraged to \u2018race\u2019 the hikers by beating them to their financial goal before they finish their physical goal. Hiking for Hunger has a fundraising goal of $8,772: $4 per mile of the 2,193-mile-long Appalachian Trail. That amount would help provide more than 35,000 meals to families in our region. \u201cIn this time of heightened need, where we\u2019ve seen a 70 percent increase in people seeking the support of MANNA\u2019s services, we feel that this fundraiser can help bring awareness to the need present across our Western North Carolina communities,\u201d says Keeka.<\/p>\n<p>The partnership with MANNA was organic not only because of the couple\u2019s professional background with the organization but also because of the deep connection between nutritious food and physical activity. \u201cTheir passion for people having access to the food they need to live and thrive carried over naturally to their passion and dream of hiking the Appalachian Trail,\u201d says Kara Irani, communications director for MANNA. \u201cFood is key to fueling our lives. It affects how we live, how we work and learn, our day-to-day health and our long-term wellbeing. And \u2018food as fuel\u2019 is especially true for what Micah and Keeka have undertaken.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42850\" style=\"width: 1153px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42850\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42850\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Outdoors_-Hiking-for-Hunger-DSC_1471.jpg-Keeka-Grant-Tomlinson-and-Micah-Grant-Tomlinson-Co-founders-of-Hiking-for-Hunge.-Roan-Highlands.-Photo-by-Laura-Sparks-Photography--e1619364614795.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1143\" height=\"654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Outdoors_-Hiking-for-Hunger-DSC_1471.jpg-Keeka-Grant-Tomlinson-and-Micah-Grant-Tomlinson-Co-founders-of-Hiking-for-Hunge.-Roan-Highlands.-Photo-by-Laura-Sparks-Photography--e1619364614795.jpg 1143w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Outdoors_-Hiking-for-Hunger-DSC_1471.jpg-Keeka-Grant-Tomlinson-and-Micah-Grant-Tomlinson-Co-founders-of-Hiking-for-Hunge.-Roan-Highlands.-Photo-by-Laura-Sparks-Photography--e1619364614795-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Outdoors_-Hiking-for-Hunger-DSC_1471.jpg-Keeka-Grant-Tomlinson-and-Micah-Grant-Tomlinson-Co-founders-of-Hiking-for-Hunge.-Roan-Highlands.-Photo-by-Laura-Sparks-Photography--e1619364614795-1024x586.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Outdoors_-Hiking-for-Hunger-DSC_1471.jpg-Keeka-Grant-Tomlinson-and-Micah-Grant-Tomlinson-Co-founders-of-Hiking-for-Hunge.-Roan-Highlands.-Photo-by-Laura-Sparks-Photography--e1619364614795-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Outdoors_-Hiking-for-Hunger-DSC_1471.jpg-Keeka-Grant-Tomlinson-and-Micah-Grant-Tomlinson-Co-founders-of-Hiking-for-Hunge.-Roan-Highlands.-Photo-by-Laura-Sparks-Photography--e1619364614795-810x463.jpg 810w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Outdoors_-Hiking-for-Hunger-DSC_1471.jpg-Keeka-Grant-Tomlinson-and-Micah-Grant-Tomlinson-Co-founders-of-Hiking-for-Hunge.-Roan-Highlands.-Photo-by-Laura-Sparks-Photography--e1619364614795-1140x652.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1143px) 100vw, 1143px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-42850\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Keeka and Micah Grant-Tomlinson in the Roan Highlands. Photo by Laura Sparks Photography<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Hiking for Hunger ties in well to the launch of MANNA\u2019s newest campaign, Outpace Hunger, where anyone can sign up to do fun outdoor activities and help tackle food insecurity. Individuals or groups register to be a part of the Outpace Hunger community, then choose an activity and goal, and garner donation support from family and friends through a personalized Outpace Hunger webpage. \u201cHiking for Hunger is about all of us taking this journey together to support our local communities,\u201d says Keeka. \u201cWhether that\u2019s through donating to the cause, spreading the word far and wide, or getting out and doing your own solidarity hike, it is a united effort in the fight to end hunger.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>For more information or to donate to Hiking for Hunger, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/HikingforHunger.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HikingforHunger.org<\/a>. For more information about MANNA\u2019s Outpace Hunger campaign, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/MANNAFoodBank.org\/outpace-hunger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MANNAFoodBank.org\/outpace-hunger<\/a>. If you or someone you know is struggling to afford groceries, call the MANNA Food HelpLine: 1.800.820.1109.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cAfter two plus years of working at MANNA, bearing witness to the need in WNC and watching it increase during the pandemic, we felt it only right to harness our dream as a fundraiser for this incredible organization,\u201d says Keeka Grant-Tomlinson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":42850,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[102,62],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food","category-outdoors"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - 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