You make some great friends during Capital Challenge Walk. Some you talk with the entire two days. Some you have as teammates and email throughout the year. And some become lasting friends who, despite moving to TN (aHEM), will remain part of your life and memories forever. BillieAnne is one of these lasting friends.
(Photo taken at the finish line of Challenge Walk 2009)
BillieAnne was the event coordinator for the first three events I participated in. Before that, she was one of the people I worked closely with during my internship at the Chapter. Probably the person with whom I worked the closest and who I've stayed in touch with the best. Through that summer, we became good friends, and once I moved to DC after college, we made a point of seeing each other for coffee dates and happy hours. She moved to Tennessee recently, and while I miss her terribly (and don't know what I'm going to do without her smiling face at the finish line this year), I am so happy for her, and so glad we are still in touch.
In my first Challenge Walk, I started fndraising while I was still an intern at the Chapter. Every time I hit a big milestone (ok, maybe not eve big ones--first $100, then $500, then $1000), I would leave a post-it note on BillieAnne's computer. And whether or not she was actually excited about it (although I am sure she was), she made me feel like she was excited about it. She is exactly the type of person you would want planning an event like this and interacting with participants: cheerful, encouraging, and endlessly helpful.
Hmmmm, maybe I can recruit her to walk on Team Snappy Feet with me...
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