Christian and Chad both had their 100M run and walk respectively. Chad did well and came in 4th which was great for him. Christian did great and came in first - a gold medal. He was quite proud of himself.
There are always so many characters who stand out in my mind. There's Joe who I observed in the staging area with a very crabby look on his face. A sweet young volunteer was just trying to make small talk and Joe loudly and expressively said, "I should be at work. I had to take two days off for this? I'd rather be at work". Poor volunteer had no idea what to say - I, on the other hand, tried hard to suppress my giggle.
Then there's Dennis - every time I saw him he was grinning and joking with everyone around him. His joy was just ridiculously contagious. Who wouldn't want to be around Dennis. He seemed to have an entourage everywhere he went - no wonder with his infectiously positive attitude.
There was also the young lady who walked with a walker and tipped over the curb falling down hard. The person with her couldn't get her up alone, but within seconds many hands had her up and were brushing her off. That's why many of us were there - because we care about this group of people - as a group and individually.
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