Tonight's picture was taken on May 10, 2009, at the "Mattie March." Mattie's support community hosted a big event in Mattie's honor on the school's field. Hundreds of people united that day around Mattie. In this particular picture you see the school's baseball team lining up to greet Mattie, fist pump with him, and wish him well. Each team player did this, and then they all got unto a bus and went to play in a baseball game. I heard later on that day that the team won the game, and the coach attributed it to Mattie's fist pumps! Cute.
Quote of the day: Today's coronavirus update from Johns Hopkins.
- Number of people diagnosed with the virus: 32,991,869
- Number of people who died from the virus: 586,329
$122,637. It was our most financially successful Walk yet.
Today, I spent the day digging out. I have a way to go, but I organized gifts for our top walkers and packaged them up for mailing, I organized raffle items and boxed them for delivery to winners, and then started updating spreadsheets for hard copy acknowledgment letters that have to go out. I have my work cut out for me, because I have around 100 or more letters to write!
1) first place (adult): Craig Lytle (52,180 steps)
and first place (teen): Maya Spriggs (58,807 steps)
2) second place: Melissa Spriggs (46,683 steps)
3) Matt Milano (23,740 steps)
Our first and second place winners are repeat performers! They won last year. I absolutely admire their commitment to Mattie Miracle and the energy they devote to walking. Keep in mind that Maya is only 13 years old! As I told her mom, she's a walker! I love how Maya and Melissa do our event together. Melissa and I went to graduate school together and we have bonded over that experience. Despite our geographic distance, we have remained connected. As for Matt, he is Tricia's (Mattie's favorite nurse) soon to be son-in-law. Matt has attended all of our Walks and is committed to our cause.
Peter and I needed a break today! So we took Sunny to Roosevelt Island. While there we bumped into one of Georgetown's child life specialists with her daughter. We had a lovely chat!
The island is green and beautiful! Along our journey, we were greeted by a snake. A Mattie favorite, NOT a Vicki one.
Sunny found a skink! It we did not stop him, it would have been a consumed skink.
A big turtle! Mattie LOVED turtles and in so many ways he was one with nature. Therefore, I can't go on any walk without connecting with Mattie in some way.
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