Last year, my friend Dustin Wahlquist asked me for help. He wanted me to help him coordinate the first ever walk for testicular cancer. I didn't take him very seriously, so I obliged and said "why not."
I'm not sure if I knew what I was getting myself into.
To my amazement, we actually started to coordinate many things. We had a designer working on a logo, we had silent auctions at local restaurants to raise money, and we picked out a venue for the day of the walk. But, to orchestrate such an ambitious walk as high school students, there were many bumps in the road. Our biggest bump in the road was the upfront costs required to get the walk off of the ground and moving. Dustin managed to find the funds, while I worked on the tech-side of things, such as setting up a webpage to sign up for the walk and also handling social media pages.
After a few dates being pushed back and plenty of rescheduling, we finally have a finalized date for the walk: October 26th. We're extremely proud of the work we have put into this idea that started half a year ago, and we hope people will come enjoy the first walk ever for testicular cancer.
I learned a great deal about helping out the community by setting this up with Dustin. It was a humbling experience.
I'll share more information about this walk in a future blog post.
Keep the balls rollin'!
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