Amaya's first 5K

  We signed up Amaya for her first 5K! We're all excited! We just heard about the Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) walk a few weeks ago and we debated whether or not to do it. But when I mentioned it to Amaya she loved the idea! She loved that she'd be walking, helping a Children's hospital, 'training"for her triathlon in the spring, and walking through Disneyland. We figured we'd give it a try! We know the 5K might be too much for Amaya to walk so Josh will be pushing her in her wheelchair the remainder of the way.
   We figured raising funds for a children's hospital was a great first walk to start with because we have a strong connection to children hospitals. Although Amaya has had her surgeries at Loma Linda Children's hospital, there is something about all children's hospitals that means a lot to us. We recognize that they are special places for children and their families. After spending hours and days at the hospital we know a little about what the children, their families go through. There is a shared experience with all the other families who enter those doors; we're all looking for help for our children, we're hoping to help our children live happier healthier lives. We all worry, and wonder, and hope, and pray, and rely on the doctors and staff. So if we can help another children's hospital help other families were jumping at the chance! Won't you help us?
 Thank you for your support and I'll keep you posted with her fundraising efforts!

Here's the basic info on the walk

When: Sunday October 14, 2012
Why: To raise funds for Children's Hospital of Orange County to build a new children's tower.
Website: www.chocwalk.net
How to sponsor: visit  the website then click on "sponsor walker" then you can look them up by name "Amaya Jimenez-Potter" to sponsor Amaya or "Josh Potter" to sponsor her dad. Since Amaya can't walk the entire 5K Josh will be pushing her in her wheelchair for the rest of the way. Both need to raise a minimum of $50 each to participate. But, we're hoping to raise more than that.