On saturday, October 10, 2009, I went to a cheering station for the breast cancer walk. The cheering station was at 29th st and 9th ave and was from 10am to 2pm. It was a great event to attend because there were all sorts of people walking to support the cure for breast cancer. Many men and women were there and were happy to see people cheering them on. People were wearing a lot of different pink itmes to represent that they were walking to support the cure. The people that were on the same corner as me cheering, had on funny pink hats and pink whistles that they blew. Some women had on pink wigs and pink rain panchos.
It rained a little while I was at the cheering station but not that much, so the walkers did not have to worry. The rain did not seem like it was going to stop them anyway. Drivers would pass by and honk for the walkers which motivated them even more. Fire fighter trucks would turn on their sirens and cheer them on also. It felt good knowing that I was there for a helpful reason and to see other students from baruch there. My hands even hurt a little after all the clapping. I actually did the walk last year and it was not tiring at all. Maybe the fact that there were many people supporting the walkers made it easier to not think about all the blocks walked. It is nice to know that people still do things with admirable intentions and still try to do things to make life better. It shows that people do care about their surroundings.