Bill Holden (schoolteacher)

For other people with this name, see William Holden (disambiguation).
Bill Holden
Born1948 (age 77–78)
Elgin, Illinois, United States
Alma materSouthern Illinois University
OccupationTeacher
Known for2,100-mile fundraising walk for the American Diabetes Association

Bill Holden (born 1948) is a teacher who embarked on a 2,100 mile (3,400 km) walk, from Arizona to Chicago, during 2005, hoping to raise $250,000 dollars to be donated to the American Diabetes Association so that a cure for juvenile diabetes can be found. Holden made national headlines with his walk.

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