Giving Crohn's a punch in the gut

Addendum 06.03.08: Our new total is $725! Thank you, Susy!

Yesterday was a beautiful day to take a walk in Tucson with Mom, Laurie and Monica. It was in honor and support of my guts and butt. Paul, our official Athletic Support, was on the sidelines shooting pictures. All in all my little unofficial team raised $700!

Thank you to my donors:
Mom, who was also a fellow team mate and fundraiser
Vicki
Golondrina
Heather
Scott
Ed
Elaine
Candy
Russ
Helga (who donated to Laurie and Monica on my behalf)
And one anonymous family donor, you know who you are, thank you.

You folks are fabulous!

It was only a 2-mile walk, but everyone broke a sweat. It was 97 and clear skies; absolutely gorgeous. This was a “Noise Making” event. We made tons of it: tooting horns, cheering, maracas and barking dogs. We even got the attention of a passing moving truck, which honked on our behalf down River Road. Since I have been nicknamed The Princess for years (Why? Don’t know!), I donned my court in crowns. Two crowns were mine and Monica’s 3year-old daughter, Katie, begrudgingly donated other two. Thank you, Katie.
The event was small, but very personal. It raised over $31,000. There was even a “doctor” offering free colonoscopies. He was a hoot. He had this rig strapped to his chest that looked like a vacuum hose and some kind of screen.
After our walk around Brandi Fenton Memorial Park we bee-lined it back to Mom’s house, where Paul treated these endurance athletes to a victory dinner of Magpie’s Pizza. So good!

Next year I will form an official team. I already have requests to join the silliness and fun. As a matter of fact, I just might need to do a Phoenix team and a Tucson team!

Thank you to everyone who donated, walked, raised funds, and supported Take Steps for Crohn’s and Colitis.