The 3-Day walks have been near and dear to my heart since they began back in 1998. I was supposed to walk in the very first 3-Day walk from Santa Barbara to Malibu...but I got my second diagnosis with breast cancer and had to go into surgery for a mastectomy and then start chemo in 1998 instead. I did attend the Closing Ceremony for the very first walk as my friend was a speaker. I was so moved that I made my friend promise to walk with me the following year. And the love for the 3-Day 60 mile walk began! I was in the Survivor Circle and cut the ribbon to begin the walk in 1999. I continued to walk every year after that and became a media spokesperson- getting to talk on the news, speaking at fundraising events, speaking to the ALL Volunteer Crew at Day Zero, going on the Leeza Gibbons Show and my all time favorite- The Donny and Marie Show!

I have now participated in 16 of the Breast Cancer 3-Day walks all over the country- crewing 1 and walking 15. My Team Pink Wings, my family, and my company Pink Wings, has raisied over 1/2 million dollars in the fight against cancer. I have watched the walks grow from 1 to 14 walks around the country, then slip back to 7 and now 4. Sadly- the 3-Day walks had to be cancelled due to the Pandemic. This was absolutely the right decision to make. I had already designed the pins for the 4 2020 cities and had them in stock by late 2019. About a month into the pandemic, 3-Day walkers began contacting me and asking me to make a pin for the walk that wasn't...some sort of pin to capture the pandemic. This Map Pandemic 2020 pin names the 4 walk cities and has a mark on the map in the locations the walks were to take place. The 2020 shows the pink ribbon, signifying the fight against breast cancer and also shows a mask- something that all of us have been required to wear to protect ourselves and others from Covid 19. 

These pins arrived mid- June and sold out in a week. More will be coming soon. They are a 1 1/4" great quality Cloisonne pin with a rubber back attachment. Order yours today as a keepsake of this crazy year and I will see you in 2021 for much needed hugs from my Pink Bubble Family!