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Read all about Moish's Desert Trek in the Connecticut Jewish Ledger! Sponsor Moish's Desert Trek! A Young Israel of West Hartford Fund-Raising Event On April 25, 2005 (First Day Chol Hamoed Pesach), YIWH financial officer Mark (aka Moish) ventured forth "from Egypt."   His goal is to travel (on his treadmill) a distance of 1,139 miles (the distance that the Israelites walked through the desert 3,317 years ago*).   He hopes (G-d willing .. his treadmill, legs and the rest of him should stay healthy) to "cross the Jordan River into the Promised Land" on Erev Shavuot the following year, June 1, 2006 ... exactly 400 days** ... 10 days for every year the Israelites were in the desert. Please sponsor this unique event in the history of synagogue fund-raising!! Print and return to: Young Israel of West Hartford, 2240 Albany Avenue, West Hartford, CT 06117 Name ________________________ e-mail _____________________ Yes, I will sponsor*** Moish‚Äôs Desert Trek for: ___ 1.6 cents a mile, rounded off to $18 ___ 3.2 cents a mile, rounded off to $36 ___ 4.7 cents a mile, rounded off to $54 ___ 8.8 cents a mile, rounded off to $100 ___ Other amount, per mile or fixed $_______________ * As conceptualized and determined by a panel of experts, including a college professor, a rabbi and educational leader, and a distinguished physician. ** But he won‚Äôt give up if he's delayed ... the goal is to keep going until he gets there! *** Payable up front if you want ... or, half due when half the goal is reached; the balance due when the desert trek is completed! Note: Sponsor Moish now and you will receive monthly e-mails "from the scene," reporting his progress and events in the desert as they take place. Don't delay!! Our goal is $10 a mile ... to raise $11,390 for the shul.