What a terrific day it was last Sunday in Staten Island. We set up the Lance Armstrong Foundation booth and waited for the 5 Boro Riders to arrive. When they came pouring into the park Ann (Region 3 mentor), her husband and son went to the roadway to greet them as well as invite them back to the booth. Gail Unrath Christensen, who is an active Stage 4 non-Hodgkin’s survivor, was in the booth working like a woman possessed. "Sign up here for the drawing", "you want a water bottle", "wrist bands, how many"; this was her non-stop mantra for the day.
We had a visit from NYC’s finest. The Police cyclists camped out next to our booth. These are great guys and I believe that they will create a team and come to Philly in August for the LiveStrong Challenge. I need to let the Philly bicycle police know so that they can also team up for the event.
It was a great day. $900 was raised for the Lance Armstrong Foundation and 580 people signed up. Thank you Michael (Region 2 mentor) for inviting me to be part of the day.
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