Avon

[museclio]

Once again it's that time folks.

I'm once again walking the Avon Walk. I'm walking and I'm asking you to donate here.

I walk because I can and I'm asking to donate what you can. Almost all of you have had breast cancer touch your life or the life of a friend, mothers, sisters, girlfriends, sons and husbands. Breast cancer SUCKS.

I'm going to spend two days walking, getting blisters, and hopefully not dehydrated again, because I can. Because I'm able to and because I can help. Please help me do that.

Comments

[becalyn.livejournal.com]

I have wanted to do this for the last couple years. Its the fund raising part that stops me. I hate asking people for money and I totally suck at it. Selling has never been my thing....even hated selling Girl Scout cookies as a kid.

Its the amount they require you to get pledged before you can walk that seriously intimidates me. That's a lot of money. I'm still trying to make up my mind/convince myself I can do this.

[museclio]

Well, I joined Team Wench and that makes it less scary. I hate asking too, but breast cancer has touched SO many people.

Seriously, do you know 180 people? 90? 45? That's ten, twenty or 40 bucks from each of them...

They give you ideas and the worst that happens is you don't walk, you raised some cash but you don't walk.

that said a lot of folks bring in extra checks and stuff on the checkin to help the folk who haven't quite made it. It's amazzing!

[becalyn.livejournal.com]

That's the reason I've wanted to do this....my mother has had a double mastectomy. Thing is, I don't know if I could come up with 45 people even....and not all of those could afford to give. Maybe that's what intimidates me the most...not having a large pool of people to ask from.

[museclio]

how many people do you know from the club? from work? What about family and friends? you know more people than you think.

Have you thought about Crewing? No minumun fundraisng amount and you make the walk happen.

[becalyn.livejournal.com]

I have thought about crewing but completing the walk itself is a personal, physical challenge I want to achieve.

[museclio]

How does crewing this year as a trial run for fundraising work? Then do the walk next year, knowing that you can fundraise.

[bellaballanda.livejournal.com]

Are you walking DC? So am I! I'm waling with my mom and my aunt (her sister). I'm also working San Fransisco (Quick Stop F Team Leader). Have you started training yet?

[ninjaslug.livejournal.com]

Very very cool.

Last year I did the local ACS Strides walk on the Mall. Couldn't this year as the walk was on the same day as our wedding :|

Go you :D