Walking

Hello,

Sunday Leroy and I also walked in the CROP walk for hunger. It should be noted that there were a number of people there, but maybe only about 50 and this is a big city. Course it was rainy and a bit cold. But last weekend was the walk for Breast Cancer and it was marched by 17,000 people. Hunger eradication apparently does not have the pull that cancer eradication does. Perhaps too many people who could support such a thing do not know someone who is hungry? Cancer is indiscriminate and permeates all class levels.

Someone asked us if this was our first CROP walk. Leroy figures that he has walked for more than 20 years. He was instrumental in starting the walk in Ely. He was bothered by how few people participated and he felt that people did not want to come to CR to join so he worked with three other churches and created a walk in that area. I wonder how much money has been raised over time. I think it is still a well supported walk.

We searched and found our ponchos before the walk. When you move a lot, seldom used items are always a search. I also wore a warm scarf and gloves along with my jacket. Leroy did not think of such things, but luckily we have a baseball cap in the car so he was able to get a little warmer head. We were all happy that the rain stopped just before the walk was to begin. It was only 5K which seemed incredible short compared to the ten miles we originally walked years ago.

Paula