By Daniel Fletcher
On the morning of October 2, 2011 people from all over New Hampshire came together in Manchester to walk for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). The walk began at Fischer Cats Stadium and continued over the bridge, down Elm Street, and back to the stadium. The walk was about 3 miles total.
As people arrived they turned in their donations. Anyone who turned in over $100 received a JDRF T-shirt. After passing in your donations participants could socialize, enjoy free snacks, or purchase raffle tickets for later in the day. At 10:00 the walk began and a large pack of people strolled down the main streets of Manchester. The streets were crowded with avid supporters.
As the people finished the walk and everyone began gathering at the stadium, the raffles and contests began! There were small contests such as “Who brought the largest team?” The team with the most people all got a small prize. One volunteer of 12 years, Taylor Pearson, a 17 year old senior at Hopkinton High School, now hosts his own team and has donated roughly $1500 every year since 1999. He is very passionate about what he does and will not quit until a cure is discovered. “I think we have made much progress and if we continue to show our support and make donations a cure should arise in the future,” said Taylor Pearson.
Walks like the one in Manchester happen all over the country. Thousands of people are making donations. With thousands of volunteers with as much enthusiasm and persistence as Taylor we can expect a cure to be found in the near future.
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