(Little Caylee at 9 days old.)
When I was a teenager living in Potomac, Maryland, I used to participate in a March of Dimes Walk-A-Thon every year. It was a 25-mile walk around Washington, D.C. It was a real test of your mettle and quite an accomplishment if you completed the whole walk. I don’t know if they do that particular walk anymore but those walks are a fond memory for me.
The very sweet daughter-in-law of one of my closest friends is participating in a March of Dimes, March for Babies on May 2nd. She is doing it as part of a team who are walking in the name of one of their friends who delivered a baby three months premature. Their walk is a way to honor the work the March of Dimes does to help children who get off to a tough start in life.
If you are so inclined, this team and the March of Dimes organization, would welcome your help. Times have changed drastically in the 30 years since I used to walk. Instead of going door-to-door collecting donations with a sponsor sheet, the March of Dimes now collects sponsors on the web. My walking friend’s team has a sponsor site set up here, through which you can make a safe, secure contribution.
If you are able, your contribution would be greatly appreciated!
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Twenty-five miles: what a marathon hike! Around here we have a huge breast cancer walk, but it's nothing like that long. So many people go to it that, at least at the starting point, it's kinda scary...if you fell, you'd be trampled.
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