Kick off time was at about 10AM and I am more than glad to say that we overshot our $1000 goal by at least 50% (The final numbers are not in yet but we got a rough $1600 count on the monies raised). Thanks to everyone for making this possible. The whole walk was supposed to be a wonderful 6 mile walk but some of us (cough cough) took the shortcut to the shortcut and they walked for a total of 0.5 miles (talk about creatures of the night who had to wilt away so that the real CEO’s could come up and get the work done).
The walk was enjoyable; there weren’t too many complaining about aching body parts at the end of the walk which is a good thing. The conversation was very exquisite and it is amazing how much we as a group tend to have in common (this can be scary). We found a nice balance to this by agreeing to disagree on several issues (which is a great thing because the last thing you want is a non-diverse thinking group of people trying to make a change within a diverse population).
The food aspect of it was great as well – the committee in charge of the walk put a great continental breakfast selection, they fed us along the way, we stopped at starbucks (it is essential to support a Magic Johnson venture especially when walking for AIDS/HIV) and we finally threw down good old Mexican style at LaVictorias. I have to say that at the end of the day, nothing topped the conversations we had during the course of the walk (FYI: A 6 mile walk is a nice way to get to know someone as it translates to a good two hours of talk time) and at the restaurant over lunch. This was definitely a great way to help positively impact our community. Coming up we will have a general body meeting on the 28th of this month. This month’s feature speaker will grace us with knowledge on patents i.e. how to go about patenting ideas, knowing whether your idea is patentable, etc, etc. See you on the 28th! ☺
1 comment:
I didnt see anyone take a shortcut!!
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