Our good friend, Robert fundraises and participates in the AIDSWalk San Francisco pretty much every year in memory of his bro-do, David. So this year, due to the lack-of-frisbee calendar availability, Will and I decided to walk with Robert instead of only letting our wallets do the walking.
In the theme of continued walking, Will and I did the big hill walk from the Castro to GG Park on the Sunday morning for the big event. AIDSWalk is a 10K (6.2 mile) event that takes a big loop around GG Park.
We were also joining a group of Robert's co-workers who walk every year and have a very special theme. For every person that sponsors their efforts, they pull a wagon and trolley and carry bags with a monkey who represents that person's sponsorship. The monkeys are all different, with different names, and name tags to show who sponsored them:
The monkey themes are awesome, we got to wear monkey hats for walking with them. All sorts of people are curious about the monkeys and come check them out. In fact, we had to be careful that people didn't take them.
Robert raised enough money to be a "Star Walker" (in fact, he raised $2957) and have the honor of wearing a crown to signify his efforts:
As always, you can expect a great deal of support from the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence:
It does take some time to walk 6.2 miles dragging wagons full of monkeys, it took at least 2.5 hours, and we talked to a lot of enthusiastic folks along the way. I was pretty tuckered from all the fresh air and the lactic acid build-up from the run the day before, so I was psyched to head home after lunch at Chow.
Congrats to AIDSWalk organizers, volunteers and participants for raising over 4.5 million dollars!
