As a 3-Day coach in Washington, D.C., Shawn Supers has met hundreds of 3-Day participants each year who tell her they are looking to meet new people. Some have just relocated, others are recently separated or divorced. Many hope that participating in a cause-related fundraising event like the 3-Day will help them meet good-hearted, like-minded people.

Friendly 3-Day smiles at the 2013 Michigan 3-Day.

Well, according to the State of Friendship Report, they have come to the right place! Women and men both look for these top five qualities in a friendship: loyalty, decency, dependable in a crisis, likes me and is fun to be with. And those five qualities describe nearly every participant that I’ve met while working on the Susan G. Komen 3-Day.

• Loyalty Whether loyal to a family member or friend who is struggling with the disease, or to the breast cancer cause, 3-Day participants are committed.
• Decency What could be more decent than committing to walking 60 miles and fundraising to save the lives of others?
• Dependability “We will never give up” is the 3-Day motto. We haven’t and we won’t.
• Fun Where else can you see grown men in tutus on motorcycles to “save second base?”
• Like What’s not to like about someone who will throw their heart (and soles) into the goal of eradicating breast cancer and have fun doing it?

Sharing the 2013 Chicago 3-Day

Have you made any new friends on the 3-Day?  Please share your stories in the comments section below.