Group News and Mileage Update

From: Mary M.
Mileage update as of Thursday, August 14th, 2008

Wednesday, August 13th at the Brandon Mall

Bonnie F. - 2 miles in the afternoon

Bonnie P. - 1.5 miles in the evening

Mary M. - 1.5 miles in the evening
Tony - 1.5 miles in evening

Thursday, August 14th at the Brandon Mall

Bonnie F. - 3.1 miles in the morning

Mary M. - 3.1 miles in the morning

Total = 12.7 miles

Year-to-Date Total = 1660.05 miles

Miles to go to hit "2008 miles in 2008" - 347.95 miles

Bonnie F. was the only person that walked on Wednesday afternoon, since I did not check my e-mail until after I should have arrived at the Mall. Bonnie F. walked two loops, before she decided to give up on me arriving. We now have each other's cell phone numbers. To make up for not walking yesterday, Bonnie F. and I went to the mall this morning and walked three loops. After that Bonnie F. headed out and I went shopping for a couple of hours. Found some good bargains at J C Penney's.

On Wednesday evening, Tony and I went at the Mall at 6:30 PM. Just after we arrived there was a 10 minute or so down pour. We waited at the Food Court and pretty soon Bonnie P. arrived. We waited until 7:00 PM to see if anybody else was coming. We did a lap and a half and then went to Panera Bread for coffee. We left the mall around 8:30 PM.


Tony and I will be in Georgia this weekend. The Group will be meeting as usual at the Brandon Parkway Trail at 7:15 AM. This rainy weather should be all gone by then. We will be back on late on Monday, August 18th.

The new T-Shirts have been ordered. We should have them by Saturday, August 30th.

Congratulations to Gary on getting a new Job! He will be working in New York. It was under his leadership that we became The Nameless Walking Group of Brandon, Florida. We will truly miss him. Hopefully, when he comes home to Florida he will be able to walk with us.

From: Gary
I am proud and pleased to let you know that I have been offered and have accepted a position as Manager for Technology Services with DealerTrack http://dealertrack.com which is located in Lake Success, New York. Pending completion of a background check and drug test, which I presume are standard activities associated with employment in the 21st century, I will be starting my new position in New York on September 2, 2008.

DealerTrack is a leading provider of on-demand software and data solutions for the automotive retail industry in the United States. They utilize the Internet to link automotive dealers with banks, finance companies, credit unions and other financing sources, as well as other services and information providers, such as the major credit reporting agencies. DealerTrack has an established network of active relationships with over 22,000 automotive dealers, including over 90% of all franchised dealers; over 700 financing sources, including ten captive financing sources; and other service and information providers to the automotive retail industry.

The purpose of this note is twofold

1) Make my friends and colleagues aware of my job and industry change

2) For all those who provided me guidance, support and empathy as I embarked and made my journey through this challenge, my family and I thank you.

Sincerely

Gary

Pam will be starting her intensive training for the 3-Day Susan G. Komen Walk for The Cure soon, so she will not be able to join us on Saturday mornings until after the walk is over in November. She and her family will be part of The Nameless Walking Group Team that is doing the 5K Race for the Cure on October 4th.

From: Pam
Hi Everyone,
My training walks are scheduled on Saturdays from 5:30 - noon, so Saturday 9/16 will be my last day walking on the parkway until after the event in November. Training is going well, but the thought of walking 60 miles is still overwhelming to me. The Nameless Walking Group is officially entered into the event you can view our picture on the site: http://www.the3day.org/ Search using my name or the group's name.

If you find the time between now and October 21st please send me a card or letter of encouragement to help keep me going during the event to the address below:

Write a letter expressing your love and support to your walker, which we’ll deliver to them on the event at the 3-Day Camp Post Office. (Envelopes only, please. No boxes or large packages. Mail must be postmarked no later than October 21st in order to ensure delivery at the 3-Day Camp Post Office. Any mail that is not retrieved by the walker by November 1st will be destroyed.)
Please send letters to:
Breast Cancer 3-Day Camp Post Office
ATTN: Pamela Lovett
P.O. Box 40887
St. Petersburg, FL 33743
Thank you,
Pam