ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – A Florida man is planning a trip to Alaska for an unusual reason: delivering food for Uber eats in all 50 states.<\/p>\n
\u201cI really enjoy traveling and I was trying to look for something to do that I can do in all 50 states,\u201d said Mike DiMauro in an interview Wednesday with Alaska\u2019s News Source.<\/p>\n
Originally from Massachusetts but now living in Orlando, DiMauro said that he came up with the idea after sitting at a traffic light in New Jersey.<\/p>\n
\u201cI turned on the app, went online just for giggles. Next thing I know, I had delivery in New Jersey, so I was like, \u2018Hmm, this could be something game changer,\u2019\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
After learning that drivers could deliver for Uber Eats no matter what state they are in, DiMauro said he came up with a plan to deliver for Uber Eats in all 50 states.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m at 38 plus [Washington] DC right now,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m trying to get the remaining 12 done this year because it\u2019s America\u2019s 250th anniversary, so I\u2019m calling this 50 for 250.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to DiMauro, he was able to knock out most of the 38 states during a seven-week long road trip with his parents in 2024, which spanned both the east and west coasts. <\/p>\n
\u201cI still have Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Colorado, Alaska, and Hawaii,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
DiMauro is autistic and said he wants to use his mission to help inspire others.<\/p>\n
\u201cDriving with autism is my main presentation that I speak about, because there are so many people in this world with autism that cannot drive, and I have been driving for almost 25 years,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI got my diagnosis of autism after learning how to drive, so I\u2019m trying to teach people that are on the autism spectrum the ability to drive, to give them pointers and all that.\u201d<\/p>\n
He also hopes to raise awareness to the needs of those who are autistic. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe prices of everything are going up, yet the benefits and services are either being cut back or they\u2019re being eliminated, and people need the services to survive,\u201d he said. \u201cSo it\u2019s like trying to pressure our politicians not to cut essential programs for people with disabilities of all ages.\u201d<\/p>\n
DiMauro said he\u2019ll be flying to Anchorage and renting a car in order to make his deliveries in the Last Frontier. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been a pleasure actually doing the Uber Eats deliveries because the fact is that I get to tell people, hey, I\u2019m from Florida, or I\u2019m delivering this from Florida, or I\u2019m delivering this from Orlando,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Those interested in following or supporting DiMauro\u2019s mission can listen to his podcast or visit his Facebook page here<\/a>. <\/p>\n