October 16, 2004
Walk of the week (with water fowl)
This week's charity walk was the Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk. The park where it was held was full of water fowl:
I forgot my Redskins hat this week. Too bad, because it was breezy.
After the walk they had a raffle, and I came away with a gift certificate to a restaurant in Baltimore and a basket of rubber stamp supplies. My sister won a basket of coffee. Victor didn't win anything, and he's not very pleased.
But it's about the charity, right, not the prizes?
Yes, actually. While there, my sister picked up the brochures for her in-laws...the "Should you stop driving?" brochure. The "Help for Caregivers" brochure for her mother-in-law, who after a lifetime of low-normal blood pressure, healthy diet, and exercise has suddenly become hypertensive from the stress. The brochures for the assisted living facilities, something none of them really want to consider.
You can't see the signs well in the picture, but on the back of his jacket the gentleman is wearing one that said "I walk in honor of my wife." The woman's said "I walk in honor of my mother." The little girl's said "I walk in honor of my nanny."
I would have been happy to forgo the prizes if it meant the spouses, parents and grandparents were well enough to be out walking with their families.
I did Race for the Cure last Saturday, and someone in my group HOARDED the *free* food they gave away to replenish the racers after the event. I mean, there were juice boxes, and she took two bags full.
Didn't seem, to me, to reflect the sentiment.
(p.s. which restaurant in Baltimore?! :) )
It could be worse...I joke about doing the events for the t-shirts, but when a friend registered for the Race for the Cure at a mall, she saw someone leave in a huff because they didn't have t-shirts in her size. And the woman took her $400 in pledges with her. I hope the people who pledged her set her straight on priorities.
The restaurant is the Candle Light in in Catonsville. Know anything about it?
Posted by: nic at October 17, 2004 07:05 AMUnbeLIEVable (about taking her donations back)...people seem to feel that they have no abundance from which to give, and then we all starve.
Never been to the Candle Light Inn...but heard it's good :) Enjoy!