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Last issue's Call Sign told DaC drivers about the Playtex
Moonwalk that took place in May around London, ending up in Battersea Park.
The event was in aid of Breakthrough Breast Cancer and involved 10,000 women
walking in their bras for up to 26 miles!
Call Sign sponsored one of the women, DaC driver Gill Hall
(G44J), for £100 in addition to the other substantial amounts that she
raised. Gill has good reason to take an interest and after the event, Call
Sign spoke to Gill about the race and why she had entered for it...
" I'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who
sponsored me in my "Walk the Walk" challenge for Breast Cancer.
Having had breast cancer myself, it was a real challenge when my daughter's
teacher asked me if I would take part in this year's 'walk the walk'.
I said that if I was well enough and still here, I would give it my best
shot The time soon passed and I had to start training. I wondered if I
really
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GILL HALL COMPLETES 26 MILE PLAYTEX MOONWALK
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had volunteered to walk 26.2
miles or did I just dream it! With a £100 cheque promised from
Call Sign, the pressure really hit me, but hey, I should never have doubted myself! I
made it to the finishing line after having walked through the night for 9
hours and 5 minutes - including queuing for the ladies loo for around half
an hour every time! What an emotional feeling, what a fantastic
experience! I had done it without taking any short cuts (I knew my Knowledge
would come in handy)!
My real support, though, came from my husband Russell (G44) and
two daughters, who met me at
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Chelsea Bridge to join me in the final three miles, as I was
totally exhausted. I was so tired that I couldn't even speak to them, but
their presence gave me that final encouragement and push over the finishing
line that I really needed.
Once again, I would like to thank everyone who sponsored me,
especially Call Sign for the £100 cheque, which goes towards the battle to
beat breast cancer. Let's hope that the money raised in the Playtex Moonwalk
"walk the walk" will help to find a cure for not just women, but
men too."
Gill Hall (G44J)
Playtex have asked Call Sign to thank all the drivers who
helped pick up some of the 10,000 bra-clad women who competed in the Playtex
Moonwalk which involved walking the equivalent of a Marathon or
half-marathon.
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