A drum teacher making a cross-country trip from Brooklyn to California completed the first phase of his trip on Thursday- with a stop in Niagara Falls. 

Jeremy Schulz, the founder of Beats for a Cause, is making the trek to raise funds for an anti-bullying foundation. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Success!! I made it to Phase 1 of my walk across America!!! Last October I declared a vision, a stand, a purpose to show up as my stand in this world. I declared this to my coaches and mentors and a room full of fellow entrepreneurs and social change makers. That day in October I declared to The @redelephantinc impact tribe that my way of showing up to make my voice be heard was to walk across America to help spread awareness and raise money for anti bullying and @fightfortheforgotten I started Beats From The Core not as just a drum school but as something different. From the very beginning Beats From The Core was made for anyone who wanted to find their own voice through rhythm. Especially those who didn’t know they had such a voice or had anything at all inside them. I knew that by teaching my students connection and discovery they would walk away with empowerment and great self esteem. Yes it is through drum lessons but this recipe of connection and discovery I found out was the vital ingredient for a new awakened life for all who practiced it. I realized it was so important that I no longer could except playing small. Thats when I sought out help from my coaches who have helped me arrive right here where I am now!!! On April 22nd I left the Brooklyn Bridge in NYC & headed north west to Niagara Falls on foot as phase 1 of my walk. Over 400 miles , lots of rainy days ☔️ massive uphill climbs, sleeping in the woods, hills mountains , hot , wet, cold, dry. Fell off a cliff ,1 hospital visit, got woke up by coyotes, a bear , some raccoons , got a gnarly tic bite, all the while waking up to a few amazing water falls just feet from my tent. I met amazing strangers from all walks of life. Farmers in the middle of nowhere, tattooed bikers, soccer moms, a couple of different pastors, veterans, and regular American folks that all gifted me food water money shelter and love as our paths crossed. But most importantly I’ve collected thousands of dollars for the anti bullying campaign and collected massive amounts of stories from so many people who’ve been bullied and felt they had no voice. Thank you for following along on my journey and ur support.

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Schulz, a California native who recently lived in New York City, said that he had wanted to see Niagara Falls for some time. 

The stop in the Cataract City took him over 100 miles out of his way, but Schulz says it was worth it. 

“It’s magnificent,“ Schulz said. “One of my favorite parts was walking down the Niagara River and it’s nice and calm, then it gets rougher and rougher and you can feel the energy building up.“ 

Schulz’s endpoint is the Sun Dial Bridge in Redding, California, his hometown. Along the way, he’s meeting a variety of people and speaking with them about their bullying experiences. 

“I have seen farmers in the middle of Pennsylvania, tattooed bikers, pastors, and soccer moms, who ask me about what my cause and what I’m doing and it’s two people relating to a very human experience,“ Schulz said. “Everyone has gone through it in one way or another, but I’ve found most people don’t talk about it.“ 

Schulz, who runs an online drumming school, picks a different charity to support each year through Beats for a Cause.

He’s raising funds through his GoFundMe campaign for Fight for the Forgotten, an organization that seeks to help those without a voice- from people around the world suffering from a water crisis to those who are bullied. 

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