Day 4 Van: #4
Day 4 Cast of Characters: (from L to R) Maeve, Julian, Patti A, Jennifer T, your humble blogger and Dan.
Today was a relatively short riding day as we arrived in Jacksonville, FL. It was our first warm weather ride of the trip and my first warm weather ride of the year. The temperature was in the mid to upper 70's. And it was AWESOME! We also performed our good deed of the day. While riding, we came in contact with this little guy:
He was trying to cross the road but had only made it to the shoulder. After this picture was taken, Patti carried him across the the road to the other side where he safely continued his journey.
The reason our ride day was so short is because in the morning, we visited the Nancy N and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion in Savannah, GA. We delivered chemo care bags to patients receiving treatment. One of those patients was a woman name Maureen whom I had the distinct pleasure of speaking with. She was one year out from having breast cancer surgery and was at the center to have her scheduled scan. She told me all of her scans since the surgery have come back fine and she is really upbeat about what the future holds. I told her I was dedicating my ride today to her and she was overjoyed at hearing this. All of the patients we visited with expressed their appreciation of the bags they received and that we took the time to talk to them. It was a really uplifting day!
Our team picture challenge for today was to take a picture that embodies the mission and/or values of the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults (UCF). We decided on this picture:
The words written on our hands espouse the four values of UCF: Be Human, Be Better, Be Courageous and Be Committed. Needless to say, we won today's picture challenge! WOOHOO!
Halfway through our journey, we ride to Daytona Beach tomorrow.
Talk to you soon!
Gary (G-Love) :)
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