In October 2007, Michael's Crew walked at the state capitol with about 4,000 other walkers. As I already mentioned, our team consisted of a little over 50 people and raised $5,000. The Sacramento walk raised over $400,000 that year to go towards research. It was a wonderful experience and the whole family couldn't stop talking about doing it again the next year, especially Michael! JDRF held a special awards banquet for walk captains and their families and Michael received a glass trophy of a sneaker for his outstanding efforts in fundraising. Anytime someone new comes to the house, Michael will go get that sneaker and show them. He is so proud to have his very own trophy.
The walk has become a new family tradition that we will participate in until there is a cure.
Here are some photos from our very first walk!
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