On June 6, 2009, I participated in the American Cancer Society Relay for Life! I had two great friends come out from Salt Lake City and walk with me! It was a great experience!
The relay consists of teams that have at least one team member walking every hour from 4pm to 9am the next day. Yes, this means people are walking all night long. They even had a 2 am dodge ball tournament. I didn't make that.
We got there at the beginning of the walk. The first lap of the walk is for the Cancer Survivors. They all wore purple shirts and took the first lap of the relay. It was really neat to see them all and know that they had beat cancer!
The Survivor Walk
The Survivor Walk was very emotional for me. I stood there cheering them on and thought of my sister. I was so sad that she wasn't able to beat this awful disease. I was standing there next to my good friend whose father lost his battle to colon cancer. I was sad for her and her family too! I thought about Kathy, Colleen, Sylvia and all the others who are affected by cancer. Like I said, it was an emotional event, but I was so grateful to be there!
I am also happy to say that due to great family and friends who donated, I was able to raise $485 dollars! Thank you to everyone who donated!!!
I am definitely going to do it again!
Me, Joelle, Alisa and her daughter Caeley... Thanks guys for coming out!
Caeley and Stella became best friends during this trip! Stella and Dallas both miss Caeley A LOT!
1 comment:
Good for you, Kim!!!
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