[Nfbmo] We had a very successful Run for Sight event

[Cory McMahon]

This already came to the NFB Mo list.

Sincerely,

Cory McMahon

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Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] We had a very successful Run for Sight event

Daniel, can I forward this to the NFBMO list to get more impressions? 
Or, if you'd like to forward it there, that would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,


Melissa Smith

On 5/8/2017 2:21 PM, Daniel Garcia via Nfbmo wrote:
> As you know, members of the NFB of Missouri are currently participating in
the National Fitness Challenge sponsored by the United States Association of
Blind Athletes (USABA) and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Anthem Foundation. To
meet this challenge, we participated in the Delta Gamma Run for Sight which
was put on by the Delta Gamma Center for Children with Visual Impairments.
This event is a 5k run and 2 mile walk and is Delta Gamma's largest yearly
fundraiser.
>
> In addition to members of the Lewis & Clark Chapter there were
participants from the Columbia Chapter and the Kansas City Chapter. Jeff
Giffen and I were the members representing Kansas City. We arrived in St
Louis on Saturday afternoon by train. Robin House and Christopher Tisdale
met us there and we walked to our hotel which was only about 2 blocks away.
After dropping off our stuff, the four of us decided to find the corner of
South 8th Street and Clark Avenue were the event was to take place the next
day. Since it was only a half a mile away, we decided to walk there. This
way, Jeff and I would know how to get there the next day. We then decided to
try to walk around Busch stadium, but we were not able to do this due to
many dead end streets, fences, and a highway. We eventually made our way to
a restaurant called Patio's which has very good food. A little structured
discovery can always make for a fun evening.
>
> The next day, Jeff and I were at the meeting place at about 7:30 a.m. The
local participants started to arrive by various means of transportation,
including Uber and the city's Metro link, which is a commuter rail line. Our
Columbia members arrived at about 8:30 just in time to start the race at 9
a.m. We had about 16 or 17 members on the ground ready to take on the
challenge. At 9 a.m. we started walking and running. After the event was
over, we took various pictures with many people's cell phones. There was
also a professional picture taken by Delta Gamma and I am told it is now on
their Facebook page.
>
> A few of us National Fitness Challenge participants then went to the Hard
Rock Café for lunch. Our train ride back to Kansas City was a fine and
uneventful one. I am resting today, not walking as much as I have been
walking these past few days.
>
> The challenge continues until November 30. But even after this challenge
is officially over, I will continue to walk more than before. This challenge
has changed my life for the better and I am glad to be a part of it.
>
> Best Regards
>
> Daniel Garcia
>
>
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