This morning, my mom and I volunteered for AIDS Project LA in support of their runners who raised (I found out this morning) $500,000 dollars during this year’s marathon. Because they changed the route to cut clear across LA, they got to set up a major event and PowerAde/water station. We started at 6:30AM making balloon towers, setting up tables and stations, then pouring 12,000 cups of beverages for the runners. Half of the volunteers didn’t even show up, but something wonderful happened. People walking down Santa Monica Blvd stopped and asked if they could help. Some stayed 30 minutes, one guy and his dog stayed a few hours. He didn’t even talk to anyone; he just saw what we were doing and jumped in. They pretty much doubled the volunteer sign up as the morning progressed. It was amazing!
