Avon Walk Again in 2007!

After thinking a lot about the 2007 walk, and talking with Susan, I have decided to walk again next June in Denver. My reasons for walking again weigh heavily on my mind.

The number one reason I am walking again is to raise money for women who desperately need support when diagnosed with breast cancer. Breast cancer is not necessarily a fatal illness. If caught early and treated properly, survival is highly possible and likely. Women without insurance or underinsured may not get the treatment they need when they need it most. It is at this point that the Avon Foundation can step in and provide valuable funding and services to help women and their families.

Awareness is another important reason to walk. If noticed and treated early, breast cancer can be beat in many situations. Awareness=survival.

Another reason I am walking is for my friends and family who have had cancer touch their lives. I am walking in support and love for them and all they have experienced and will experience.

I am also walking for myself, as a commitment to remain healthy and active.

I also want to celebrate health and friendship in 2007 - and I want to encourage you to walk with us. Susan and I are forming a team now, and I will have information about our team up shortly. We don't have a name yet, so join the team and help us come up with a team name!

If walking isn't your thing, consider crewing or volunteering. Crew members and volunteers make the walk possible. As a walker, the volunteers along the way were the kindest people, paving the way and making the 40 miles fly by quickly.

There are lots of ways to participate and change lives!

Training, fundraising, and walking are all hard work, but the reward is great!