At opening ceremonies, just getting ready to start the walk. Jenny, Bonnie, Me & Millie. Jenny wanted to do the walk in honor of Mom, breast cancer survivor 2011. We did several fundraisers to earn the money & friends donated to our accounts. We each had to earn $2,300.00. That was hard! We trained pretty good in the summer, which was also hard because of the extreme heat. Mom got sick in August so we took about a month off from her being in the hospital sick & needing taken care of. Then, the fair was on us in October & it was hard to train because of our time there. The walk was just a few days after the fair. We had gone on several long (15 - 18 mile) walks so we felt like we were ready. Our shoes were broke in. We did good & had lots of fun walking. Everyone made us feel like heroes & that was an awesome feeling.
At opening ceremonies, just getting ready to start the walk. Jenny, Bonnie, Me & Millie. Jenny wanted to do the walk in honor of Mom, breast cancer survivor 2011. We did several fundraisers to earn the money & friends donated to our accounts. We each had to earn $2,300.00. That was hard! We trained pretty good in the summer, which was also hard because of the extreme heat. Mom got sick in August so we took about a month off from her being in the hospital sick & needing taken care of. Then, the fair was on us in October & it was hard to train because of our time there. The walk was just a few days after the fair. We had gone on several long (15 - 18 mile) walks so we felt like we were ready. Our shoes were broke in. We did good & had lots of fun walking. Everyone made us feel like heroes & that was an awesome feeling. 
The Crew members were so much fun & also the people along the way that handed out goodies to us & cheered us on. The men that were the crossing guards were so fun & kept you pumped up. They had music going & were always dancing or being goofy. Most of them had motorcycles they rode on. You didn't have to walk very far before you came to another cheering station or people handing things out to you. They always made you feel so good & like you were a hero for walking. They gave sincere Thank You's to us. We loved the signs along the way in people's yard encouraging us. 
