Sunday, September 16, 2007

The "Gear & Tent Crew" that I (Dion) joined for the walk. 2,000+ walkers at 30 pounds per bag (yeah right, more like 50-60!) is 6,000 pounds moved by a fearless crew of 15 into and out of those cargo vans FOUR times (oh and tents too!)! I wanted to help and this seemed like the thing to do, I have to admit, we worked HARD! But it was very rewarding. My most memorable moment? Around 8:45 PM on Saturday, a walker arrived to pick up her bag and tent (earlier we had "Tent Angels" that carried bags and set up tents for walkers). Unfortunately all visitors (including Tent Angels) had to leave at 8:30 PM. I grabbed this ladies bag and tent and began to head over to her assigned spot, when she told me she had walked in every LA Avon walk since 1998, and every year she has had to build her own tent.....NOT THIS YEAR, I told her. To make a long story short, I made her tent and finished to find her standing there crying. Five minutes of work, and she was so thankful she cried! Blisters go away, muscles stop cramping, snoring ends, but that memory will last me a lifetime. Thank you walker from Row A, we crew for people like you! Even after that, I made a decision to experience the other part of the weekend. Valerie and I have both signed up to walk the 2008 Los Angeles AVON Breast Cancer Walk, I know many of the Team "Bumps Ahead" members will be back and more are welcome to join! What are you going to do?

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