CHOC walk pictures (10/2)

[~*~Aniko~*~]

my mom and i made it to the CHOC walk . . . dang it was early

here are my pics:

lined up on main street


a few of the castle with just the characters




sally and jack out on the HM lawn


hook and smee


donald

[EmilyStrange]

What is CHOC walk?

[NeverNeverland]

Very cool pics!

[snowflake]

Originally Posted by EmilyStrange

What is CHOC walk?

Children's Hospital Orange Country, if I am not mistaken.
Snow

[Where's Barbie?]

Thanks for the pictures !!!! Next year MC should have a team, with all this wonderful big hearted people we could do wonders.

[Belgarion42]

Originally Posted by EmilyStrange

What is CHOC walk?

From the CHOC website:
"The annual CHOC / Disneyland Resort Walk is the largest fundraiser for Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) in Orange and CHOC at Mission in Mission Viejo. The hospitals are part of a regional pediatric network that delivers care and education to more than 250,000 children every year. ...

"Volunteers and staff plan for the Walk many months in advance and have a solid structure in place to orchestrate a successful event. The money raised by the annual event enables CHOC to continue its Mission with care, education and research. ...

"Take a Walk in the Park on October 2nd at the Disneyland Resort to raise money for Children's Hospital of Orange County and CHOC at Mission. Walkers have the unique opportunity to stroll through Disneyland® Park and Disney's California Adventure™ before they officially open for the day, and will be greeted by special Disney friends along the way. Register with us now and come join the fun! For more information about the CHOC/Disneyland Resort Walk in the Park 2005, visit www.chocwalk.org."


My wife and I were there, and it was a great experience (though most of my pictures didn't come out nearly as good as the ones in this thread). We're definitely participating next year, too!

[EagleWings]

I wanted to go so bad but I didn't have the cash for it. Thanks for the awesome pics. Jack and Sally look GREAT! I wonder if they come out at any other time?

[piratesmom]

My mom works for CHOC, she has been there for 18 years. Each year we try and do the walk. We have done a few together, just havent done any in the park yet. We always talk about it, but than something unfortunalty comes up. It is a wonderful hospital that is so wonderful to sick children and their families and it is also wonderful to their employees.

It was great to see the pictures, I can only imagine how wonderful (and emotional) it was that day. Thanks for sharing.

[rze51]

cool pics... my aunt works for choc and this is our second year walking together !

[tinkermonkey]

This is likely a really stupid question, but I won't know unless I ask -- other than seeing the park all shiny and clean, cool face characters and a great cause to support, is there anything more to the CHOC walk? We are planning a visit for October 2006 and are considering being there for the Walk (if we are lucky -- it would depend on when it falls as we are also trying to be down there for a birthday...). We walk for Walk America annually and have also done Heart walks, so we love supporting good causes and since my daughter was born very premature (16 weeks early) and has had heart issues, we walk because it makes us feel like we are doing something.

Ok, got a little tangented there... my point is this -- are there any neat "souveniers" for this? What does it require to earn a t-shirt?

Thanks!

[Belgarion42]

Originally Posted by tinkermonkey

Ok, got a little tangented there... my point is this -- are there any neat "souveniers" for this? What does it require to earn a t-shirt?

Thanks!

The following information is for 2005's walk. As always, it may change a bit for next year.

You have to raise at least $25 to walk. That's the absolute minimum to be allowed to do the walk. At $75 you get the T-shirt. At $150 you get the T-shirt and a CHOC Walk pin. At $300 you get the pin, shirt, and a $25 gift certificate to Mimi's cafe. At $500 you get the pin, shirt, and 2 Disneyland park hopper passes. It goes on from there. Let me know if you'd like the rest of the levels (up to $3,500).


Now it's my turn to ask a question. I arrived at 6:40, got into the park about 7:00, and was on Main Street in front of the Cinema for the opening ceremonies. To those who got there sooner: when did you arrive and where were you on Main Street? I'd like to try to be closer to the front next year.

Thanks!

[PirateMickey]

Great pics!

The Castle looks very proud there without the million guests standing in front of it like in my pics...

Congratulations on being part of the event!