Dear Family & Friends,
I am a member of Kappa Delta Pi (Honor Society for future teachers) and one of our many spring activities is Relay For Life. Last year was my first year participating in it and it was truly an amazing experience. Sadly, if I asked you if you know/knew someone who has/had cancer, most of you can say yes. Last year, I did it in honor of my Grandma who had breast cancer and passed away when I was little.
The point of Relay For Life is to raise money and awareness to find a cure for cancer. How Relay works: there are teams of people who come to the Skydome on April 21st from 6pm until 6am (yes it is a 12 hour event), there is a track throughout the Skydome and at ALL times there has to be at LEAST one individual walking on the track from each team. Throughout the event there are specific activities, speakers, each team has a spot that we decorate based on the overall theme (this year it is DISNEY), there are items people have made that can be purchased and put forth to the teams overall total, etc. Luminaries can be purchased and dedicated to whomever you choose (I purchased one for my Grandma) for the Ceremony of Hope. The lights get turned off, the luminaries are lit, everyone walks (slowly) around the track, and music is played. It is VERY emotional, but brings people who were strangers, closer together. I was lucky to have some amazing ladies by my side last year.
That is just a little overview of the event. What I am trying to get at here is...I would LOVE if anyone of you could donate to support this wonderful cause. There is a $5 minimum and if that is all your wallet can allow you to do during these rough times, it is $5 more than they had before. The event is April 21st...so there is plenty of time to donate! I will attach the website for those of you who would like to explore more about this event (you could get involved!) and a specific page for me and my team. I have set a $100 goal for myself...please help me achieve it!
THANK YOU!
(Relay For Life Homepage)
(My personal page - can make donations on my behalf to reach my $100 goal)
(Kappa Delta Pi-Beta Chi's page)
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