This past weekend was spent in Chicago volunteering for Avon's Walk for Breast Cancer 2011. The first part of the event I was a "tent angel", meeting walkers as they came off the route, picking up their luggage for them, taking them to their designated spot and setting up their tent! We had to work fast as two waves of thunderstorms came through...soaking us, but cooling us that was very welcome in the heat! Afterward, I was set up in the Yoga tent encouraging walkers to come stretch their muscles and to take photos for the instructors.
Much thanks to Anthony with Avon for coordinating everything, to the volunteers I worked with for making it "funny and fun", and most of all the walkers that gave their time and raised more money and awareness for breast cancer support!
Photos of the event are posted: Tents, first finish line, Anthony and I (can you see the clouds coming in? You can really see the darkness coming over the luggage lines...we rushed to get that all tarp-covered quick!) and of course the "ominous clouds"!
