Relay For Life

I would like to thank everyone who either donated or helped out our Relay for Life team "Sandy's Soldiers" by participating in any of our fundraisers we did this year. Our team goal was to raise $5,000. However, we did not raise that. We raised $6,679.79! YEAH! We received first place for raising the most money. We won by around $300.


This year they awarded spirit points to teams. Spirit points are given by such things as: the number of fundraisers, team members staying the full 24 hours, being on the committee, and so on. We washed the other teams away. Our team had an amazing 575 points! We got first in that also. The second place team only had 315 points. WAY TO GO US! So, we were awarded a purple wooden life size person to be placed at our campsite next year. We nicknamed the purple person, "Sandy," because she is the reason we do all of this every year and the reason we did so well this year.

"Sandy's Soldiers" was formed years and years ago, when my mother was first diagnosed with Breast Cancer. She was always the survivor on the team and the reason for us walking. Well, as most of you know she could not be there with us this year. Last year, our team goal was to raise the $5,000 and we were only $200 shy of meeting our goal. This year we worked really hard to meet that goal for her and was amazed at our success. We did it in just over a month! Go us!

Our team consists of 15 members both family and close friends of my mother. This year we had special shirts made just, so everyone knew who we were and what we were ultimately there for.



Isn't she beautiful??


Do you get the significance of the words "March" and "Battle" on the shirt? They go with the soldiers/army theme.


I am so proud of my mother and what she had done while with us here on earth. I can not wait until that day when I can hear her wonderful voice again and she can hold me in her loving arms. I know she is always watching over us making sure that we always make the right decisions. She is my guardian angel! Until then, I will keep marching on fighting for her to show her how much I love and miss her.


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