I participated in the Relay for Life walk on Saturday, 7/12 in memory of my father, Bill and in honor of my father in law, Dick. The event was absolutely amazing! We arrived there at 4pm to begin setting up camp- thank you Al for all of your help- and didn't leave until 6am the following morning. It has been a VERY, VERY long time since I saw the sun set and rise.
The event was very emotional and something I will never forget. During the opening ceremony there were rainbows in the sky! What a nice touch from above. The survivors kicked off the event by walking the track and everyone clapped for them the entire lap. Then at 10pm the luminaria started and all the lights were off except for the luminaria bags that were lit one by one when the bagpiper walked by the bags. They also played a long slide show of people who have lost their battle to cancer along with survivors.
Our team ended the night in second place by raising $10,000- a Gold Plus team! Way to go Risky Business!
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Great montage...what a memorable evening! I'm so glad you invited me to join the team - I'm looking forward to doing it again next year.
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