They tried to be amusing, with kids singing and clogging and otherwise distracting those who had taken a respite from walking. It was supposed to be an "all night" walk, this RELAY for cancer benefit, but how many stayed that long? I certainly didn't. I was surprised to see that you had to walk "12 times" around our elevated indoor track in order to make just a mile, though others were planning on walking several miles. Though not me.
I wanted to exercise but was not that ambitious. AND, the spouse was going to pick me up and was not all that ambitious about walking either. Of course, when you are walking around with an old high school injury to your knee, PLUS you are diabetic, then walking whenever and wherever you want becomes problematic --- for him, at least. But he was my ride so I couldn't stay all night (it would be past his bedtime).
I think these fundraisers are a good way for former cancer patients like myself to come together, but where the heck does the money go? Into finding new, more targeted cures? Toward helping someone afford a wig or some of those 'yucky' health drinks ( I never found Ensure to be palatable when I was sick)? Where does all the daggone money go? How about helping me afford healthcare NOW, like seeing a nutritionist or someone to help me de-stress?
Cancer funds should go toward alternative treatments and cures, and cancer prevention. Does the American Cancer Society even "try" to promote prevention? I believe it should be one of their goals.
