aka: Etelka
PARTICIPANT NUMBER: 1729

My event registration date: 2/26/02 

My shoes:  New Balance

WHY walk?

Am I alright? YES I AM!!!
I have two good reasons.

The first reason...
I know I have the energy to run, workout hard and walk several miles but I don't know about 20 miles a day. It will be both physically and mentally challenging but I will not give up!!!

The second reason...
A GOOD CAUSE!!!
I'm a cancer survivor!;)
I was lucky thanks to the great doctors and nurses at Yale and Greenwich hospitals who helped me beat this illness. THANK YOU! THANK YOU! I'm alive because of cancer research. 

This walk is for AIDS research and I'd love to use my feet and heart to help people who suffer from AIDS. By registering for this event, I'll join a team of remarkable people - ordinary men and women who've made an extraordinary commitment. A commitment to move beyond the physical limits of exhaustion. We will give our all for the service of others which is something very uncharacteristic in my country (Hungary) and prove that human courage and kindness can make the world a better place. I'm proud to be a participant. 

Donations as of 8/20/02:  $2,335.00
(total needed to participate in 3-day walk: $2,200.00)

My Sponsors...

Family...
Donna Hascher

Friends...
Joy
Wendy
Michelle Abt
Adam B. Barnett
Elizabeth Zucker Barnett
Fredda C. Broza
John & Jennifer Cook
Nancy M. Del Genio
Carrie Frey
Lisa Gonzalez
Maureen L. Grosso
David A. Gwozdz
Traci A. Gwozdz
Gabriella Hajdu
Nicole Heath
Katalin Holecz
Myrna Katz
Deborah W. Laberge
Cathy McBride
Larry & Pamela Mores
Angie Mullen
Lisa Pomorenc
Karen Pujol
Paula J. Saylor-Robinson
Katherina Shelton
Leigh Shemitz
Lisa Wise

Acquaintances...
Visitors at the Cannon Grange St. Patrick's Day Fair

Companies & Clubs...
Irving Levin Associates, Inc.

7/21/02, Sunday
Day Three - Manhattan, NY
see Route Map3

Eti with Amanda who came to join us for the Closing Ceremony.

7/20/02, Saturday
Day Two - New Jersey
see Route Map2

Eti & Phyllis resting after packing up their gear at the gym - Day One's alternate Camp Site..

Waiting for the bus to take us to Camp Site One to begin the day's journey.

More stretching during our lunch break. The yellow bins in the background are where the food and supplies were transported in.

Eti & Velvet walking into Camp Site Two while cheers us on. Whew!

7/19/02, Friday
Day One - North Rockland, NY
see Route Map1

Eti & Phyllis
Waiting for the Opening Ceremony to begin

Eti & Velvet

Every stop was stretching time.

On the move...

7/18/02, Thursday
Day Zero - North Rockland High School, North Rockland, NY
12pm-2:30pm

Eti's filling out last minute paperwork while we wait in line to watch the Safety and Orientation Video.