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Comments/Updates
For May 5, 2001:
Safety
Report From Jeffrey Pastir (Medical
Officer)
Jeff
reports all team got off to a great start. He was
wondering how long teams could keep up the hurried
pace they started at given that they had over 2,000
miles to go :-)
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From
Dianne, Danita Baker's mom (Danita has twin girls
with Rett syndrome)
Dianne reports very chilly weather this morning at
6:00AM as she and several local families and the Planning
Committee member were standing by top see the teams
off!
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From
Tammy Hanson
(mom to Rachael Hanson, who has Rett syndrome, Tammy
and other Rett families in MN sponsored the dinner
the night before the race for about 80 folks from
local families and all race and team personnel):
The Great Mississippi River Race for Rett Syndrome
officially started today! We were there with our daughter
Rachel, 7 and 5 other Rett families from Minnesota
including a set of twins. Last night we met with the
5 groups of race teams and had a spaghetti dinner.
It was a real moving experience to be there with so
many people knowing we were there for Rett Syndrome.
There were about 80 of us there! The racers took off
at 6:00 am this morning, and it was 37 degrees out,
but we had a huge crowd to cheer as they took off
down the river!
We made a huge banner to have at the headwaters that
said good luck to the racers and crews. All of us
that were there have signed the banner and they took
it with them in hopes to have other people they meet
along the way sign it as well. It will be a great
keepsake when it is done! Bob, Tammy, Rachel and Andrea
Hanson Aitkin, MN
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