Hello all, Sophia here. Today Mum, Dad, my mother's friend Laura, and myself were "Route Blazers" for the annual Jimmy Fund walk. Mum went down there at 8:30 am with Laura and my dad and I met up with them a little later. We decorated signs with sayings like, "Keep going!, Walk off Cancer!, You can do it! and such. The walkers/runners really appreciated us being there as they would say there were not a lot of other spectators/cheer-ers. I think we inspired people to keep going especially because we were at the halfway mark. A lot of them were taking pictures of us which was really fun. (and funny that they wanted pics of our signs!) Our "shift" ended at about 12:30 where the last walkers rolled in. The walkers ranged from all ages. It was cool to see even some kids doing it. We hope that next year more people will be apart of this cheering squad for this important event.
P.S...Patricia here now....just to say that amidst this wonderful day of support and inspiration, we were stunned to learn how few cheerleaders come out to support the Jimmy Fund Walk. We realize that soooo many people support the cause by donating to the individual walkers' financial goals (which is AWESOME)...but really, as compared to the Boston Marathon, (where most participants aren't even running for a cause beyond a personal achievement)we asked ourselves"Why aren't there more supporting fans?" Maybe it's lack of marketing from Dana Farber, or September schedule conflicts, or whatever....but it seems like it would not take much for the folks living in the neighborhoods along the route (same as Boston Marathon route), to come out and cheer. Or for elementary school groups to make signs, or teens to form support squads. Oddly, it was somewhat disheartening to hear such over-the-top gratitude for our simple support. Something to think about for next year......
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