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14th Annual Buddy Walk

Check us out on Access Hollywood!

http://www.accesshollywood.com/nancy-odell-walks-for-charity_video_820401

Sunday, November 2, 2008

10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California

Thank you to our wonderful emcee Mark Wallengren and his co-host from the KOST 103.5 FM Morning Show, Kristin Cruz.

Thank you Kym Johnson of "Dancing with the Stars" for leading our dance class in a routine to "High School Musical's" "We're all in this Together" and for bringing your partner Warren Sapp to meet us.

Thank you Nancy O'Dell for "joining our family" and leading our walk as a Grand Marshal.

John C. McGinley, you are our hero!  Thanks for one more year as the National Spokesperson for Buddy Walks and for spending your day with us!

A giant THANK YOU to Santa Anita Park and the Los Angeles Turf Club for opening your home to the DSALA.  Your staff is amazing and we love working with them each year.

To the handsome Air Force guys and their mini-jets, you 'lift us up!"

LA Galaxy and Laker Girls, you ROCK!  Thanks for the photos and autographs.

Thank you to all the companies who gave us in-kind dontions of food and drink.

To all the DSALA members who walked and raised money, you are the best!

To the many volunteers, you made our day special!

Thank you all for making the 14th Annual DSALA Buddy Walk an amazing event that we will remember for a very long time!

Congratulations to the winners of our 50/50 Raffle:

Grand Prize of $633 (Total ticket sales: $1266)
Barbara Cusick

Ricoh Color Business Printer
Linda Ceron

Ralphs $50 Gift Cards
Beverly Chamberlain
Dawn Haggerty

High School Musical Poster
Diane Weis

FlipFold
Annaliese Cancilla
Tom Von Der Ahe

Winners of our Vendor Raffle will be notified.
 










2008
Grand Marshal


Nancy O'Dell of Access Hollywood
Bio

National Buddy Walk Spokesperson

John C. McGinley of SCRUBS
Bio
2008
Master of Ceremonies


Mark Wallengren of the
Morning Show on Kost 103.5 FM

Thank you Bill Lawrence and "Doozer" - "Scrubs" for donating the cost of our Pony Rides!  There is nothing like riding a horse at Santa Anita Race Track!