"A Walk to Remember"

On November 2nd, students and friends from Region 15 schools participated in a Remembrance Walk at the Pomperaug High School track to raise money for cystic fibrosis research in honor of their friend, Amar Viswanath. See photos here.

Amar Viswanath passed away in September 2003 from cystic fibrosis. Amar was an 8th grader from Memorial Middle School.

A dedication ceremony to celebrate Amar's life began at approximately 11:30am, with the walk commencing immediately afterwards. Amar's friends read poems to Amar, twenty students sang two songs. At the end of the second song, (see below) Amar's family and friends blew bubbles into the air from basketball-shaped bubble containers. (Amar loved basketball!) The walk ended at 3:00pm.

Ninety percent of the money raised will go to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation for cystic fibrosis research. (The remaining 10 percent goes to running the C.F. Foundation).

Song: "For Amar"

When I get tired

It's like I was dropped into the sea

You can swim your whole life

And be nowhere you want to be.

Everyone gets tired

And the water is so wide

Then somebody comes and shows you

They show you the other side.

There was a little man

Barefoot and frail

He took a walk down to the Ganges

He took a lion by the tail.

He made a way out of no way

One by one they saw the truth

He was ready when they told him

They said history chooses you.

CHORUS

We see so far

We are standing on

The shoulders of giants

The soldiers of love.

Then there was Amar

Filled our lives with his smile

Never let his fear show now

Tall and firm he stood with pride.

He made a way out of no way

Taught us all about life

About the gift of each other

With his strong and shining light.

He'd say you are the future

We all have our place

While we learn to love each other

Look at each as human race.

So make your choices wisely

Build a picture of your world

Let your hearts come and show you

Peace for every boy and girl

BRIDGE

In the name of love

In the name of love

One more in the name of love.

So make your choices wisely

Let your stories live and breathe

Then we'll never lack for heroes

In our darkest hour of need.