This year was the first year we had a team sign up for The American Cancer Society's Relay For Life! It was an amazing experience! However we did have a torrential downpour (lots and lots of rain) insane wind gusts (that almost blew over our tents) and it was practically freezing most of the time, but aside from those minor setbacks it wasn't so bad. I am our team captain and I have 22 other team members who suited up in sweats, laced on the best walking shoes and grabbed their water bottles and power bars and camped out over night. We braved the elements, we walked lap after lap with soggy wet tennis shoes, we dressed up and participated in the fun theme laps (80's, luau and glow) we won prizes for winning the best dressed in those theme laps, and we raised $1729 for The American Cancer Society! I personally am so proud because this was our very first year and next year we plan to almost double that amount. So for anyone who is afraid of a lil rain, or of blisters, or of cramping leg muscles I say Bah! Bah because nothing should stop you from this experience that it the Relay For Life!
