Then the race came and the kite gave us a sense of how we might stretch cords to decorate and to symbolize the finish lines as the courses were created and the M&M's were served and yet another finish line was drawn even as the bowl for checks was placed the candies were out and Ben cleaned the outside table as Suzanne organized inside and Ben showed the signs of his hard work as he moved on to his second table. The chips of various sorts and dips and candles were out so we trekked to Hoagie Haven where the 6 foot hoagies were loaded into the car along with the condiments and we arrived home to see that the first racers -- Sharon and Kristen -- had arrived. As Ed brought in a hoagie we organized the table for all the hoagies including the spare one in the kitchen and then the cutting began as Jeff arrived and Suzanne, Sharon and Kristen primed Kristen to pose and then posed as a group before Maxine and Nancy and John arrived and Sarah and Ed settled in. Next came Carole Messersmith and Stephen and Lizzie followed by Pete and Lisa Sheryl Paul and Carol and Will as Jane, John and Ben stood by the door and the Fuchs came with their dog as Ira posed and then the Marshes arrived followed by the neighbors and some friends of Jane and then the Straus family women and Alan though Joel escaped to the backyard football game so they needed to borrow Sarah for their family picture as Seva arrived followed by Michelle and Steven.

All of this activity made it clear that people needed to assemble for the group picture

but after many tries, it was clear that people had to reassemble in the other direction for a group photo with better light

and so the walk began and along the way we ran into the rest of the Marsh family and back at home were Doris Shea Cindy George Claire Mulvey who also posed with Sarah and Ed John Shea and Emily Shea and then when the crowds left, Jamie and Jon Huang appeared. After recording one more year's sign, we saluted team Suzanne and felt good about the funds that we raised.