rockford woman: a big ‘victory’
Add comment October 15th, 2007
on saturday, i was among the 3,000 walkers at the making strides against breast cancer walk in martin park (the pics by susan moran also show my mom, who looks like me, and my new boss, lil swanson, the managing editor of the register star, who doesn’t look like me).
i also was overwhelmed by the 500 or so people who attended rockford woman’s victory lap brunch after the walk at cliffbreakers.
it was a wonderful event: classy, casual and full of many great gift giveaways. the magazine raised at least $4,000 for the american cancer society in what undoubtedly will become an annual event.
thank you to all of our sponsors and attendees.
personally, i want to thank judy emerson for coming to me with this idea … and then making it happen. she had help from bea ricotta at the register star, plus mary brady, dorothy cieskus, kathy erickson, judy kudlicki, deb landmeier, becki harder lindvall, debi deMars ragsdale and barbara stieglitz.
i also want to thank my boss, linda grist cunningham, for a great speech about her mom’s own story. both of our mothers are survivors.
