Virginia Holiday Raises $3,000 For "Love Walk 2009"

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Valentines Day, 2009.
This was the 16th time Virginia Holiday walked the Wesley Community Center's "Love Walk". The walk started at the southern portion of Forsyth Park on Park avenue, to Drayton, to Gadson, to Bull. From Bull Street, the walkers exited the park heading north through the squares along Bull Street, turning around at the half-way mark in Johnson Square. From there, they headed back to the park, then walked along the Whitaker Street side, back to Park Avenue then to the finish tent. Even though it rained about an hour before the walk, the rain had stopped but the ground were wet. The temperature was 52. To Virginia, this was just a lovely day to take a walk.

Most of Virginia's sponsors were from Asbury Memorial United Methodist Church. She raised a whopping $3,000 for the Wesley Community Center. That total amounted to 17% of all the funds they raised that day! I had the honor and privilege to walk (keep up) with Virginia. And through the entire time, she was never short of words and at the end said she could do it again. Did I mention, she's 85 years old! THANK YOU VIRGINIA.

Photos and article by Patrick Prokop

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