On May 16, 2010 Sophia and I walked in the 11th Annual TeamWalk for CancerCare with a team of family in friends in memory of my father and his fight with cancer. We along with over 5,000 other people to raised money for programs and services to help our patients in the Cancer Center at Lowell General Hospital. So many people supported us on that day through donations and we are eternally grateful.
Sophia and I left for the walk as soon as the sun came up. We had never done this walk before so we didn't know what to expect when we got there. We were excited to meet up with a lot of our team in the parking garage and at registration booth.
Once the team was together we moved towards the event area and we were all pleased with the amount of effort that was put into making the day a success. They had tents set-up all over the area providing free coffee, donuts, make-overs, massages, bone marrow registrations and many other things to do while we waited for the walk to begin. 
While waiting for the opening ceremony we took a few pictures of the youngest members of the team.
There was a clothesline that was strung throughout the event from tree to tree. On it hung team shirts from the last 10 years and from the teams that day. I spent a lot of the day reading the shirts on the line since each one told a story. Some of the shirts were in memory of a family member that they had lost and some where uplifting for people who are winning or have won the battle against cancer.
My father's older brother, Uncle Brian, walked with us and it was extra special having him there. 
The walk was either a 6.5 mile or a 3 mile walk. Since Sophia and Jake are at the active age and Gretchen was 6 months pregnant, Kathleen, Gretchen and I decided that we would walk the 3 mile walk. It was a good decision in the end!
Sophia and Jake took a break to get a snack before the walk started.
All together that event raised over 700,000 dollars. It was a wonderful day for an amazing cause. 
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