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Relay for Life

Buzzard
Buzzard CSN Member Posts: 3,043 Member
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
Did my first Friday night at Carson Park Fairgrounds. My 5 year old was graduating from pre school and it was at 7 so I missed the survivors lap, thats OK, I made the luminary walk and my kids and I walked about 5 laps..Then we sat around with our booth that we had there from our church. We did for our first time ever raise and cleared $4,176.00 at our booth and was named top Rookie booth of the year. We sold out of Bar B Que in 3 hours...it was a very moving experience that I will never forget. I found a luminary that my wife had gotten for me...Whew...that was a very emotional moment.....all in all it was more than I expected...met a lot of nice people there also....
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  • tootsie1
    tootsie1 CSN Member Posts: 5,044 Member
    #2
    Awesome
    I'm so glad you got to do it! It'll be even more moving if you go back next year and get to do the survivors' lap. I always cry!

    *hugs*
    Gail
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  • Buzzard
    Buzzard CSN Member Posts: 3,043 Member
    #3
    tootsie1 said:

    Awesome
    I'm so glad you got to do it! It'll be even more moving if you go back next year and get to do the survivors' lap. I always cry!

    *hugs*
    Gail

    I had my moments also Tootsie.....
    Hard not to if you have any emotion at all...
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  • idlehunters
    idlehunters CSN Member Posts: 1,787 Member
    #4
    Buzzard said:

    I had my moments also Tootsie.....
    Hard not to if you have any emotion at all...

    Hey Buzz
    That was great to hear and I am sure it was awesome to be a part of.... Kudos for you!!!

    Jen
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  • msccolon
    msccolon CSN Member Posts: 1,917 Member
    #5
    awesome!
    You did a great job! One of these years I'm going to participate in a relay!
    mary
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  • Annabelle41415
    Annabelle41415 CSN Member Posts: 6,744 Member
    #6
    Awesome
    Glad you were able to participate and raised so much money the first time. Makes you feel real special.

    Kim
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  • karguy
    karguy CSN Member Posts: 1,020 Member
    #7
    Glad
    I'm glad you got to participate,and with your kids too.You'll get to do the survivers lap next year,congratulations.
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  • tootsie1
    tootsie1 CSN Member Posts: 5,044 Member
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    Buzzard said:

    I had my moments also Tootsie.....
    Hard not to if you have any emotion at all...

    True
    This is true. I cried all the way around the track during the survivors' lap.

    *hugs*
    Gail
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  • jillpls
    jillpls CSN Member Posts: 238
    #9
    so happy for you
    I've done relay for two years now. It's so emotional and rewarding. When I see all the bags, It just astounds me, makes me mad, makes me sad and makes me motivated to keep fighting all in the same emotion! We can send a man to the moon, we know what the earth is made of, we know about our universe but we can't stop cancer from destroying lives. At least doing Relay makes me feel that I'm helping to find a cure even in a very small way. Thank you for relaying too. More should get walking. God bless you Jill
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  • coloCan
    coloCan CSN Member Posts: 1,944 Member
    #10
    jillpls said:

    so happy for you
    I've done relay for two years now. It's so emotional and rewarding. When I see all the bags, It just astounds me, makes me mad, makes me sad and makes me motivated to keep fighting all in the same emotion! We can send a man to the moon, we know what the earth is made of, we know about our universe but we can't stop cancer from destroying lives. At least doing Relay makes me feel that I'm helping to find a cure even in a very small way. Thank you for relaying too. More should get walking. God bless you Jill

    High Clift, glad you're doing well
    Plan on attending my first Relay this June here in Brooklyn. Only problem is, if I cried upon reading letter announcing it from ACS, can't imagine how many tears I'll shed meeting fellow colostamates and other cancer survivors......I hope I don't run into anyone I had worked with or had once known only because that means they dealt with this too (which is a good thing since they survived but bad as well for having to do so).....Hope all doing as well as can be done....steve
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