Maddie Supports the Relay

Maddie was featured on my company's internal portal. Here is the blog that was featured.

On May 5, 2012, Madison Perkins embarked on her very first Slalom experience. Her mom (Tosha Perkins) was representing Slalom’s teams as a volunteer for The Relay. What is The Relay you ask? It is a 194 mile - 12 member team run, promoting Organs R Us. Slalom entered two teams this year, BOOM and Trailblazers. In order to participate, the teams needed volunteers and Maddie’s mom had volunteered for a shift.

At 4.5 months, Madison is a diva, but no doubt a hard worker. She made her debut on New Year’s Eve… 4 days early… to make a statement none the less. A typical birthday just wasn’t enough for her… she needed her own holiday to celebrate her life. When Maddie heard that her mom was volunteering for the event, she just had to go. The Perkins family packed up and headed to San Rafael where they would stay the night in order for Tosha to complete her overnight shift.

Maddie enjoyed a day at the pool and some nice naps in the warm breeze of the North Bay. Then it was time to get into her Slalom attire and volunteer.  Although Maddie cannot speak yet, her facial expressions were clear. Maddie was ready to go to the event and she wasn’t taking no for an answer.

Once Maddie arrived at the site, she realized that it was quite different than the city life she was used to. The volunteer site was in Nicasio, CA, right in the middle of a dead cell phone area, cows, no lights, and porta potties. Maddie quickly decided that this was not for her (plus mom was nagging her that it was waaaaaay past her bedtime).  She went back to the hotel with her daddy.

After mom’s shift, which ended at 2 am, Maddie decided that she wanted to show her true feelings about not having her mommy with her. She had been sleeping through the night since 3 months of age… but that’s because she knew her mommy was in the next room. This time Maddie knew her mom was gone and she wanted to show just how unhappy she was about that. Maddie woke her daddy up at 2 am, then her mommy up at 5 am, and then everyone up at 7 am. Maddie was ready to go back to the city.

Although Maddie didn’t last the entire shift out in Nicasio, CA…… she did want to say that she thinks all of the runners did an amazing job and she was happy to represent Slalom. Lastly, she wanted to make one thing clear….. this better help her in her Slalom interview in 30 years!