Multiply's posts with tag: avon walk
Last Saturday and Sunday, the final 2006 Avon Walk for Breast Cancer was
held in Charlotte, North Carolina. As with the previous walks, Multiply
was on hand to help capture memories throughout both days -- all of
which will be shared at the official Avon Walk group on
Multiply. (Photos from the seven previous walks are available
right now; Charlotte photos will be up later this week. And don't
forget that for all prints ordered from the group, 20% of the purchase
price will be donated to the Avon
Foundation.) According to Avon, this year's walks
raised more than $43 million, the
most ever raised in a single year. This includes the record-setting
New York Avon Walk, which alone raised $9.7 million. As an associate
sponsor of this year's walks, we at Multiply are proud to have
supported this important cause. But even moreso, we're certainly proud
of all those who participated in the eight walks, each covering 39
miles over the course of two days -- on foot.
Simply amazing. For more
information on the Walk, or to sign up to participate next year, see
the official Avon Walk
website.
This is a reminder that the Los Angeles Avon Walk for Breast
Cancer happens this weekend in Long Beach, California. As a proud
sponsor of
the event, we at Multiply encourage you to support this important
cause, either by volunteering, or if you're in the area, simply coming
out and cheering on the walkers. If you're walking,
don't forget to stop by and say "hi" -- you can find our tent in the
Wellness Village on Saturday and the finish area on Sunday!
Additionally, our photographers will be located along the walk route;
as always, you'll be able to find these official photographs in the
Avon Walk group
on Multiply later in the week. (You can even share your photos from the
event there as well!) For more information on the
Los Angeles Avon Walk, click here.
Not long ago, we announced our
associate sponsorship of the 2006 Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, and later showed you
photos from the first event. Well, we'd just like
to remind you that the second walk is coming up this weekend in Boston,
Massachusetts. For more information on the event, see the
official Avon Walk Boston page. Hope to see you there!
|  | This past weekend was the first of the eight Avon Walks for Breast Cancer and I had the pleasure of being the Multiply staff member on hand for this event down in Washington, D.C. As you may have already read, Multiply has hired photographers to take photos at each of the walks. A special group has been created here on Multiply, AvonWalk.multiply.com, where all of the photos will be posted and 20% of the purchase price from all print orders will be donated to the cause.
In the weeks leading up to the DC walk, we were so focused on getting all of the details finalized that it was easy to forget about the big picture. That all changed once I got down to DC and saw the enormity of the operation and the enthusiasm of the hundreds of crew and volunteers required to pull the event off.
The walk actually takes place over the course of two days. On the first day, the participants walk 26 miles and then camp out over night in a Wellness Village set up by the volunteers. There are plenty of rest stops along the way, as well as a lunch area at the 9-mile mark. The Wellness Village is definitely one of the more impressive camp sites you'll see, with portable showers/sinks, a massage area, plenty of food, and a sea of little blue tents for the participants to sleep in.
Seeing how exhausted people were as they arrived at the Wellness Village Saturday afternoon, it was all that more impressive to know that they were going to get up and do another 13 miles the next morning!
The finish line couldn't have been in a more picturesque setting, located at the Kennedy Center right on the Potomac River. The first people came across around noon on Sunday. It was really an impressive thing to watch the groups of women (and some men too!) finish such a long ordeal. Some groups were exuberant, while others where overwhelmed with emotion. Everyone clearly felt a great sense of accomplishment.
After the finish line, each participant is given a pink t-shirt. Breast cancer survivors get a light pink, while everyone else gets a dark pink. When all of the participants file into the closing ceremonies, the cluster of light pink among the rest really makes a statement.
The walk was a tremendous success with 2,500 participants and $5.8 million raised! I'm very glad that I was able to be a part of it personally, and hopefully the Multiply staffers that attend the other walks will get as much out of the experience as I did.
- Dave Hersh
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At Multiply, our business is helping people communicate with those they care about, whether it's sharing life experiences through photos and blog entries , or advice in groups and reviews.  Given our fondness for caring and sharing, we're proud to be an associate sponsor of the 2006 Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. Every year, thousands of people across the U.S. participate in a series of two-day, 39-mile walks to raise money to support the treatment of breast cancer, as well as research into finding a cure for this disease. A woman has a 1 in 7 chance of developing breast cancer in her lifetime. This year, Multiply will be right there on the sidelines, supporting the cause and documenting the events through photos that will be shared in a very special Multiply group. Like many other Multiply groups, anyone is welcome to browse these photos, and participants can even share their own (as well as videos, discussion and their personal Walk stories). And for photo prints purchased from the Avon Walk group, 20% of the purchase price will benefit the Avon Foundation! If you'd like to do more than spectate (although walkers can always use supporters!), there's still time to register online for most Walk events. Here's the schedule of cities: | Washington, DC | | April 29 - 30 | | Boston | | May 20 - 21 | | Chicago | | June 3 - 4 | | Denver | | June 24 - 25 | | San Francisco | | July 8 - 9 | | Los Angeles | | September 16 - 17 | | New York | | October 7 - 8 | | Charlotte | | October 21 - 22 |
That's right, the Washington, D.C. Walk is less than a week away! If you're going, be sure to check out the Avon Walk D.C. web page for more information. You can read our formal press release here.
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