No, we're not moving to a foreign land to staff an embassy, nor have we declared our house a sovereign state and named Will Ambassador to the United States. (Maggie, of course, would be President and Surgeon General, while I would be Chief of Staff, Librarian/Curator/Archivist, and Secretary of Everything.) Rather, Easter Seals has an annual Walk with Me fundraising program and Will was nominated by the staff to be an Honorary Ambassador. We accepted the nomination for him and met with regional Easter Seals staff to discuss the details and our first assignment: write a brief biographical sketch for him. While the approval of his ambassadorship was assumed, we weren't sure for quite some time. Duly sworn in, I am happy to announce that he'll be featured at two of the four Pennsylvania events. First up is a 2-lap walk around the lower concourse of Montgomery Mall on Wednesday 1 May, starting at 5:00pm. Second is a a walk on Saturday 1 June at the Philadelphia Zoo, with the festivities (including a 5-kilometer run) beginning at 7:30am. For those wanting to walk with Team Will, the $25 registration/donation for each walk gets you a T-shirt, and those registering for the June walk also get admission to the zoo (which alone costs $20 for adults). Friends can also make donations to Team Will without walking with us (busy in another part of the world, somehow infirm or incapacitated, allergic to zoos, etc.), if you are so inclined; Easter Seals will even mail you a T-shirt so you can pretend you were there. Visit www.easterseals.com/goto/teamwillnw for Montgomery Mall and www.easterseals.com/goto/teamwillphilly for Philadelphia Zoo. There you can read Will's bio, get more details about the walks, and register to join us or donate if you can.
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