Go, Johnny, go! Go!
His parents were waiting on the shore; his brothers Chase, Harrison and Colin held up hand-drawn signs of encouragement as the 9-year-old boy sliced the waters from Alcatraz to Aquatic Park in San Francisco. And for more than an hour, the 4th grader's friends and their parents waited on shore for him to arrive.
By now you must have heard of Johnny Wilson and his 1.4-mile swim to raise money for the victims of Katrina. He ended up raising $30,000 but he definitely couldn't have done it without the all-out support of family and friends. Mom Leslie was first to greet him with a hug as he reached the shore, and his dad whisked him off to the shower when the boy said he was tired after the swim. According to the news report, even 9-year-old Jordan -- Johnny's friend since preschool -- was there to cheer him on.
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* Photo from Associated Press
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