HASTINGS, Mich. (WOOD) — A man from Hastings will walk from his hometown to St. Ignace in late August.
Mike Hamp will walk a total of 284 miles, 25 miles a day. Hamp's goal is to bring awareness to his nonprofit, The Values Not Feelings Organization. It's about bringing awareness to mental health, addiction and sobriety. All issues Hamp has tackled throughout his lifetime.
"Addiction for me started back in high school, I was 16-years-old when I had four shoulder surgeries and got hooked on opiods," said Hamp. "It wasn't easy you know, overdoses, almost losing my life and losing marriages and my kids. I realized what I was doing was probably going to take my life."
It took Hamp 16 years to get sober and change his life around, through nutrition and working out. His life was on an upswing until an injury kept him from going to the gym for his natural high.
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