TeamCharliesAngels

WE DID IT!

The 2007 MS Walk in Boise was held on Saturday, April 21 and we were there. We left Chester, Idaho on Wednesday, the 18th, in a snow storm (blizzard). It snowed almost all the way. But we made it to Boise that night. Since I was to move my belongings to Chester along with the MS Walk, I had to finish packing. Going on Wednesday, that gave me Thursday and Friday to pack and rest for the walk on Saturday. It rained a lot Sunday on the way back to Chester, but at least we didn’t have to fight the winds we had going to Boise. Of course, Today, Monday, we had a really good snowstorm, perhaps as a reminder that winter is still here. I’m very thankful that it was today instead of yesterday!

I packed on Thursday. On Friday, we loaded the 16-foot rental truck. It only took a few hours, for my son-in-law and myself. Since I have lived with my brother-in-law and sister for 4 years, I don’t have very much except my bicycles. They seem to take a lot of space. I can’t really balance to ride anymore, but I keep hoping. The last ride was 2 years ago, when I fell twice in the driveway. Hope is good.

Saturday, we had 18 of us walking with TeamCharliesAngels t-shirts! We looked and felt really good. As a team, we raised over $1300.00. It sure is nice to know that so many people are willing to help with such a devastating disease. Also, people are starting to notice the toll this disease is taking on me. Several of my own relatives mentioned it. I guess they are seeing the effects now. For a long time all I heard was how good I looked. Multiple Sclerosis is the silent disease, you know.

I did meet some very nice people, too. Vickie is a volunteer with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society office in Boise. Shannen is also a volunteer in Boise. I also met Sannette, who is the Development Coordinator in the Boise office.

After the walk, we were treated to Dominos pizza, Blimpies sandwiches, and Skippers clam chowder. It was great and I would like to say thank you to all of the people that were so kind to us. It was a cold, damp day and I’m sure most of the volunteers would have preferred to be in a warm, dry place. I know I would have.

I’m very glad the walk is finished this year, but now I must start planning for next year. Also, I am still kicking around the idea that maybe a support group could work here in the Chester area? I hear I am not the only one between Ashton and St. Anthony with multiple sclerosis, and if you are one of the few, email me at < charlie AT teamcharliesangels DOT com > and I would be more than happy to discuss this idea. If not a group, maybe just to talk to someone who wants to talk about this disease.
I have a few books of my own, and a lot of information in my brain I could give out maybe. Sometimes it helps just to know what’s happening to you happens to others, too. Yes, sometimes the subject is a little sticky to talk about to a stranger, and even to a doctor! I know, I’ve been there.

Enough on this today. Check back next week. If you have pledges, please collect the money as soon as possible. We need to get all the money turned in for the MS Walk by May 15, 2007, if we can. Thanks, Charlie.

This page is used to provide information to the team. Bookmark this page if you want. I will try to keep the information up to date. Photos will be published as soon as I have enough time.

Anyone got any ideas on how to raise money? Pass them along if you can. We need all the ideas we can get. Donation shoes are available for businesses to sell for donations. Let me know if you want them.

I’ve enabled read/write comments, feel free to leave a comment. I would prefer to say you do not need to register and login to leave a comment or write a short article, but the spam coming in prevents that. If you will register, you will be able to then write either a full page, a story or a paragraph and add it to this website. You can also leave comments anytime. Thanks for all the work.

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society is going to use email as much as possible. It does save them a lot of postage, which results in more money available for research. If they don’t have an email address, they will use the U.S. Post Office.

Shirts for 2006 were worn for the walk. We had Shadows Embroidery and Screen Printing and Moody’s Plumbing Service as sponsors on them. Team members can wear the shirts year round, which helps those businesses with advertising. We will be wearing new shirts for 2007. I heard that women would prefer shirts without pockets, so be it. That was easy, any other issues?

The 2006 MS WALK in Boise, Idaho was held on April 22. Due to flooding along the river, we had a change in the route at the last minute. We started in Veterans Park and walked towards the Glenwood bridge. Many thanks to all of the TeamCharliesAngels walkers. Five miles doesn’t sound very far until you are walking it, then it becomes an extremely long way.

We had 20 people on our team this year, and had a great time. Corey Barton Homes had golf cars on the route to assist those of us that needed a ride partway. I was able to walk half way this year, which was a big improvement over last year. After the walk, there were food and drinks available for the 600 walkers.

TeamCharliesAngels raised a total of $1756.00 in 2006. Way to go! I know we can do that and more this year. My legs are working again, kindof! I’m going to walk all of the 5 miles this year, God willing and allowing me to. If each team member raises $125, we can easily pass $2000.00. Let’s get started!!!

I’m hoping you are keeping notes and thinking about next year. Since we learn each year, there are a few areas for improvements. I can’t seem to keep track of everything, so a little help would be appreciated. I’ve changed the website, anyone can now add material to it. Just register and login. Otherwise, if you need help adding material, send the printed material to me, email or snail mail, I’ll get it on the website.

This web site will be here year round, so stop by and check it out. It is in a constant state of change, much like multiple sclerosis itself. How fitting that my disease and my website evolve together?