I'm still recovering from my Today Show hangover but it's time to share more about the amazing day where the Eldora Special Recreation Program was featured by Al Roker with his Lend a Hand program.  I'll apologize in advance for being unable to fully explain how cool the day was...you really needed to be there to get the full effect.

We arrived up at Eldora well before 5 am.  Even though it was before dawn, the place was lit up like a Christmas tree.  Giant spot lights illuminated the area.  The Lend a Hand truck was backed up to our trailer.  The area was teaming with very excited people, me included.  I was blessed with visit from Michigan Mom, Dad and Sis who came out to experience live TV in the Rockies.  Even the production crew was scrambling around. 

One really cool thing about the day was the number of volunteers from Sun that came up to help us create a crowd.  The ESRP program has a very long history with Sun.  At one point in time over 2/3 of all volunteers worked at Sun.  The number of current employees is smaller today, but still very active.  I received tremendous support from the Sun Microsystems Foundation and the Colorado Leadership Committee.  Both organizations helped me publicize this event to Colorado employees, and a huge group of employees got up at the crack of dark to come up and be the "crowd". 

Needless to say it was an emotional event for all of us close to the program.  The adjectives I would use to describe my feelings are:  love, overwhelming gratitude, thankfulness, humility, kindness....you get the idea.

If you'd like to watch a brief clip of the show, click here.  I'd love to hear your comments....

Finally, more to come in another posting.  Lots of pictures, stories and my impression of Al !!