2007 WALK FOR THE WHISPER

September 29th, 2007
Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine

Our 7th annual "Walk for the Whisper" was another record-breaking event and as inspirational as ever! The weather was absolutely perfect, we had the most beautiful setup ever thanks to Fun Factory Events and Ken Thornton, our incredible volunteers, and phenomenal participants - our best ever!

As always we want to thank all of the wonderful volunteers who helped throughout the Walk, including a special thank you to our Members who volunteered and to the volunteers from the National Charities League! Without our volunteers this would not have been possible!

We also want to thank once again the Runnin' On Faith group for not only providing incredible music, and once again moving us all to tears during the survivor tribute but also for helping out during the entire event. You were truly inspirational as always, gentlemen!

Our Walk Director, Kirsten Golly, did her usual phenomenal job in pulling everything together and keeping it all running smoothly. The behind- the-scenes effort needed in an event like this is hard to imagine and Kirsten really does an unbelievable job putting this together for us!

This year Fun Factory Events again put up amazing banners and the start/finish lines and new this year they contributed the beautiful signs above all the tents and special tables, chairs, etc around the booths and particularly in the Linda Thornton Memorial Tent and the Survivors Tent. Ken Thornton and Fun Factory Events have really helped us take this event to the next level and we cannot possibly thank them enough!

And, of course, a big resounding thanks to all our sponsors! Be sure to check out our Sponsors Page and support our sponsors!

PURCHASING PHOTOS

In 2007 we had Tim Hill Photography who did a great job of getting candid and team photos throughout the event. These are available on the internet to view and purchase. A portion of the proceeds goes back to the NOCC. You can see those photos by going to the website of the professional photographer at www.TimHillPhotography.com.

Below are some of the amateur photographs from the Walk.



Melissa Ashmore, a survivor who ran the Boston Marathon last year, gave a tribute story A number of beautiful quilts, including this new one, were on display during the event
A family event! A family event!
Jenny Sorrell presented her very unique story in her usual uplifting fashion!
Ken Thornton from Fun Factory Events also won a team prize - talk about making a difference!
Donna Lackey gave a tribute story and inspired us all again to make a difference! Runnin' On Faith moved everyone during the survivor tribute song, as always.
Our survivors!

AWARD WINNERS:

To get full racing results go to RunFar Racing at www.run-far.com and click on Results at the top. Then scroll down by date to 9/29/07 for the Walk For The Whisper.

  • Largest Teams:
  • Teams with Largest Donations:
  • Survivor's Division:
  • Open and Survivors:
  • Men's Division: