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"An Underground Guide To The
Breast Cancer Walk"
This guide was written by Larry
Roshfeld; a multi-event participant who has so much
passion for the cause. We're glad to have had the chance
to meet him on an event and now call him friend. The
2010 guide is hot off the presses and will help with any
questions you might have when you register to do a
multiple day/long distance walking event!
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My Breast Cancer 3 Day
Journeys
By Lori Adelfio
2006
As much as I wanted to complete a walk in 2006, I
was unable to commit to training and fundraising. I
had many obligations and goals to try and meet in
2006 for the Committed To A Cure Foundation started
by my sister and I. However, not wanting to miss the
2006 3 Day experience, I registered to crew again in
the Philadelphia 2006 Breast Cancer 3 Day. I was
assigned to Traffic & Safety this year. The weather
was the worst it could have possibly have been, but
our team pulled together and made sure that walkers
and spectators alike were a little bit safer. I was
among the many who shared the same commitment to end
breast cancer. We all shared stories throughout the
experience and helped walkers along the way.
I
thank all of you who supported my efforts in the
fight against breast cancer. I walk and crew because
I believe in a world without breast cancer. I crew
because I can. I walk because I can't walk away.
2005
Registering for
the 2005 event was somewhat daunting. Although
the 2004 walk was the most exhilarating
experience, I wasn't sure that I could commit to
the training I needed to complete and the funds
I needed to raise. I didn't want to miss out on
the 2005 event, so I decided to crew. I
remembered just how important the crew was to me
as a walker in 2004 and I vowed to help the
walkers in 2005 make it to the finish. My friend
Michele crewed with me out on the route at a
"Pit Stop", my mother crewed the Walker Welcome
and Check In area as she did in 2004 and my
sister decided to take on the challenge once
again to walk 60+ miles. This time however, she
walked with friends from her neighborhood and
friends we met on the 2004 event. Our team
Committed To A Cure grew from 4 people to 12
people! 9 walkers and 3 crew members. My friend
Michele and I were assigned to a Pit Stop. There
are several pit stops along the walking route,
in addition to lunch stop, to ensure that the
walkers get hydration and snacks needed to
sustain walking such a distances in addition to
any medical attention they may need. Our pit
stop was themed after American Bandstand that
originated in Philadelphia because the 2005 was
not in New York again, but in Philadelphia! We
had music and costumes for each day and we
decorated our pit stop with musically themed
items. Ask anyone who participated in the 2005
event and they'll tell you that the
porta-potties at Pit Stop #4 were the best
around! All of those things help when you're
tired and weary. Each of us had a designated job
at our pit stop. Michele and I were the
Welcoming Committee! We chanted the walkers into
our pit with funny rhymes that made them laugh.
Day three was a culmination of the entire
weekend. All of the new friends I made through
out the weekend were huddled together at closing
ceremonies thanking the walkers for walking
those great distances. The walkers were thanking
the crew for helping them make their journey
safely. My sister participated in the closing
ceremonies in the Survivor Circle. Watching her
come through with her pink shirt on holding
hands with other survivors was so emotional. The
most touching of all; the walkers took off a
shoe and waved it in the air in celebration of
all of the survivors. As they say on The Breast
Cancer 3 Day; "It all starts by tying your
shoes".
2004
SO, I read and I read and I visited The
Susan G. Komen Foundation web site on many
many occasions. I noticed something called
The Breast Cancer 3 Day. I emailed to get
some information about the event. As I
thought about it I said to myself, "I could
do 20 miles a day; piece of cake, right?" A
nice young woman, Kristen, called a few
weeks later to ask if I had received the
information. I told her I had and that I was
really interested in signing up. So I
registered right there on the spot. I wanted
to do something bold to help find a cure and
I thought walking 60 miles in three days was
pretty bold! I registered not knowing if I
was going to be doing this alone or with
anyone. She asked why I was doing the walk
and I told her my sister's story. She asked
if there was a possibility that my sister
would want to participate as well. Not
wanting to speak for my sister, I explained
that I wasn't sure if she felt she could do
it because she was under chemotherapy
treatment. Kristen asked if she should call
Christine and I replied, "Sure! Why not?!?"
I gave her my sister's phone number and
ended the call. A few hours later, I
returned home to a message on my answering
machine from my sister that said, "What have
you done? I am going to KILL you."in a tone
too cool not to make me a little bit
frightened by any repercussions! To make a
longer story somewhat shorter, she
registered. Then my friend Michele
registered. Then my mother registered.
Before I knew it, Team Committed To A Cure
was born! I was SO excited about doing this
event. Not only because I was challenging
myself to do something so monumental, but
because I was doing it with my sister, my
mother and my best friend. I fundraised, I
trained and as time passed I started to
become nervous about the unknown. I had
never attempted to push myself this far
before. Would I be able to make it? Walking
among the many during those three days and
sharing stories about why we were all doing
this event made me feel a part of something
big. I felt almost invincible. The second
day was the hardest. We walked over a few
bridges through the various boroughs of New
York toward Staten Island, made it to camp
at Miller Field in the middle of Staten
Island. All and all I could do was cry
because I barely made it through another
day. The third day was not as long, and
knowing that the end was near, it helped to
drive me to the finish. We walked along the
streets with people cheering us, thanking us
for walking and telling us that we could
make it. As we walked into Liberty State
Park in New Jersey and crossed the finish
line, I completely broke down. I was sobbing
so hard because I felt as though I
accomplished the most amazing challenge. I
was tired, my feet ached, my calves ached,
but I walked into a line of crew members
cheering me in to the finish and it was the
most beautiful "Welcome Home" I had ever
received. For as many 3 Day events as I will
participate in, I will never forget what I
felt on my first 3 Day.
The Breast Cancer 3 Day
By Samantha
Resnick (8 yrs. old)
The breast cancer 3-day walk is where men and women
are sponsored to walk for three days. This year
those three days are October 6th, 7th and 8th. This
will be held in Philadelphia. My mom has raised
$3075.00. To sponsor her, I have raised $35.85 by
selling pictures. The men and women walk and then at
night they sleep in blue tents outside and then they
keep walking in the morning. My mom works very hard
to walk for so long each day. The walkers have to
walk for twenty miles a day. Nurses and blister care
are provided. Since there are so many people doing
the walk, there could be hundreds of teams. My mom
has fourteen people on her team. She is friends with
ALL of them. My mom's team is called "Committed To A
Cure". Some of the people crew like my Nana and my
Aunt Lori. The crew is a group of people that
support the walkers. Some crew members walk and some
ride in a truck. My whole family is wishing a lot of
good luck to my mom. Together we can make a
difference.
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