A big thank you to everyone who donated to the Avon Walk for breast cancer on behalf of either myself or Liz. We just got here to Charlotte this afternoon and checked in before the big day tomorrow morning. As of this blog entry I'm only $120 short of my goal of $1800. Not bad!!! I would not have come this close without a bunch of help from lots of people. Again thanks to all of you, you are really making a difference in the world. And I will walk proudly for you.
Also, if you want to give a little extra in the end to help me get over the hump and also promote your own agenda, I'm offering to write your website on my shirt for all the thousands of people to see. I'm only charging .50/mile for this and I already have one customer/donor who gave my $25. There's room for probably about 10 more. Also, I'll be wearing a big Dr. Seuss hat so I'll be sure to attract plenty of attention.
A few items of interest so far…
1. A nice guy named Dale who was volunteering at the registration said that it was good to see David and me here at the event. It seems that walking for breast cancer is not on the “favorite things to do” list of many men. Could you imagine a Gillette Walk for Testicular Cancer? You know, as long as you offered cheap beer and sports you could probably get a good turnout. In fact, I suspect if you offered cheap beer at this event and promoted that it would be filled with women you might draw more men here, though they may not actually finish the course and the $1800 fund raising would be a bit of a hurdle. Here's a picture of the many ladies all working on connected laptops to get the walkers registered.
2. We got the McCormick and Schmick’s restaurant where we had dinner to donate $50 to my fund raising efforts. Actually we negotiated $50 off our dinner bill if we promised to donate the money to the effort. Here’s a picture of me accepting the check from the manager. I know that I’m a big person, but some pictures really highlight the fact:
3. Also, at the same restaurant, I ordered carrot cake for desert and I got what is probably the largest piece of cake I have EVER received at a restaurant. I had no chance at finishing it, but at least I know what I’m going to eat for breakfast.
4. Did I mention that we have to get up at 5:00am tomorrow morning in order to get to the event on time? We should be walking on the trail by 7:00am and finished up by 6:00 or 7:00pm. Then we camp for the night and wake up and walk 13 more miles. Should be a piece of cake….speaking of which where are those leftovers….
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