Our Team--The Wacky Witches (don't ask about the team name...)This last weekend was the Relay For Life in Blackfoot. I got to be on a team with some great people--including Laura and my Mom. For those of you who don't know, the Relay For Life is a 12-hour walk that is done by teams to raise money for the American Cancer Society. It is a great cause and I'm sure we all know at least one person who has suffered from cancer. With all of the teams raising money, they announced that there was over $85,000 raised which is a lot of money considering the size of the community! It was a really cool experience because the first lap was done by all the cancer survivors present (all wearing purple shirts) and then the next lap was done by their families and caregivers. On the third lap they gathered up their teams and we all walked together.
My mom in her Wacky Witches outfit! One of the coolest things of the night was when they shut off all the lights on the track and had the teams light the luminaria bags on the track. We all walked in silence while someone in the lead walked and played the bagpipes. It was so cool to walk with my Mom and Laura and look at all the bags that were in honor of a cancer survivor or someone who had passed away because of cancer. It was a really humbling experience. We stayed up the whole night and walked and watched the crazy activities going on but it was a fun experience and I'm so glad I got to be involved with it!
Julie Van Orden, our team's survivor and some of her friends!
6 comments:
Ooh - I so wanted to do this this year, and I was going to join my mom's team - but she's on vacation to Canada right now instead. Maybe next year I guess! Good job! How many miles did you end up walking??
That looks so fun! I won't ask about the name...but I do have to admit I am curious :) I bet it was an awesome experience!
What a cool experience! How neat that you got to be a part of it.
I had no idea you were there. I saw Linda Anderson (a old young womens president and the coolest sweetest lady I know) and your mom...said hi to linda but not your mom...i should have put two and two together but hey i went to snake river...maybe we will "run' into each other next year...hope all is well...see ya
way to go Becki! that is so awesome that you did that. I don't think I could walk that much.
Hey....I was there too! All night long! How did I not see you or your mom? Oh yah it was pretty dark. Dang...I will know to look for you next year!! Looks like you wacky witches had a great time!
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