Wednesday, April 6, 2011

April 2- AFSP Overnight Training Walk

By coincidence, the weekend trip I planned to NY happened to be the same weekend of a Training Walk with AFSP's Overnight Staff. I'm so glad that worked out! I got to meet my Training Coach Jason. The staff was great- so helpful and informative. Thank you Alison, Patricia, and Jason! It was a great experience to meet fellow walkers, exchange stories and talk about the organization, why we are here, and tips for each other for fundraising. Some people I met had walked before. We met in Brooklyn where the Opening Ceremony for the walk will be. We did some stretching exercises then walked through Brooklyn Heights to the Promenade and over the Brooklyn Bridge to City Hall and back. The walk was about 5.5 miles. It was a beautiful day. Here are some pictures. I was busy talking so I didn't take as many pictures as I would have liked.


View of Downtown Manhattan from the Promenade.


Me and the Brooklyn Bridge.


Walking over the Brooklyn Bridge.


A knitted bike! Only in NY.


My Training Coach Jason! So glad I got to meet him. I received an AFSP hat and wristbands for exceeding the fundraising goal.


We actually only walked 5.5-5.6 miles, but at the end of the walk my phone battery was too low to take a picture so I had to wait. I think my pedometer accrued a little more distance in that time.

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