12th 3-Day Walk Rocks Fundraising

My contributors to the 3-Day Walk for the Cure are awesome. I’ve always known that. Who else would put up with my groveling for contributions so this Old Lady Walking can keep walking 60 miles? 2015 tested the speed of sound. I have not raised the required...

12 Times 60 Miles Equals a Lot of Walking

With my 12th 3-Day Walk for the Cure happening this year, can you blame me for a bit of nostalgia? For the last few years, I have shared periodic newsletters with my teammates. Our first team (before we even realized we were a team) had four members. This year we may...

Cancer is Not Done Yet And Neither Am I

True confessions. I skip over many of the emails with advice for planning for the 3-Day, 60-Mile Walk for the Cure. As I plan for my team’s 12th anniversary, I think – been there – done that. It’s easy to take the steps for granted. I know what training...

3-Day Contributors Wow Once Again

All I can say is – wow. After 11 3-Day Walks under my feet, you’d think I would be used to the generosity of my contributors. Yet every year, I am humbled by their generous response. May Showers Typically, I start my fundraising in May for the San Diego...

3-Day Walk, Cancer and Family

You would think as I prepare for 3-Day Walk #12, it would be old hat by now. Far from it. My contributors – some who have been there since my first step in 2003 – never cease to amaze and humble me. They generously contribute and share their stories of loved ones they...

A Dozen Years of the 3-Day Walk

In 2015, the Susan G. Komen Walk for the Cure celebrates 12 years of sponsoring the 3-Day, 60-Mile Walk. The organization started in 2003, and so did this walker. Who knew I would be celebrating a dozen years of Walks? The best part is I get to celebrate it with my...