Walk day arrived with beautiful warm sunshine. The day could not have been more perfect. We were beyond thrilled when 437 walkers came out to support our foundation. We raised over $36,000 for our foundation!!!
All of those dollars will go to help families from Brenners' Hospital Pediatric Oncology unit. We help meet physical, financial, emotional, and spiritual needs in any way we can. Seeing so many people coming out to support our kids was so humbling and exciting. Kids can't fight cancer alone and we are here to do whatever we can to help them and their families.
We were so touched to have our friends join us...
I am happy to say that Haley was feeling well enough to attend and was out of the hospital. She startedthe morning singing 'Lean on Me'...
I was asked to speak to at the kickoff and had the honor of remembering 12 of our Camp Brenner angels. It never gets easier, but we will never stop fighting because of each of them. For them we will press on, fight the fight, live, love, laugh, and hope...
...for Brandon, Kate, Daniel, Elizabeth, Brett, Caleb, Devan, James, Alex, Krystal, Alyssa, Zanae, Marissa, Holly, Emily, and so many others... too many.
Brett's dad, Preston, led us in prayer. That is angel Brett in the left corner photo...
Krystal got the crowd movin' with some intense warm ups...
Then it was time to walk... for all our fighters, survivors, and angels...
Carter and Julia were excited to do the walk with Vinny and his dad, Charlie. Vinny and Carter are two peas in a pod...
I was so touched that Ms. Robin and her husband came out to join our team. Julia and I met her when we visited one of the Feeney's stores to hand out a walk poster. She was moved by Julia's story and joined our team!
Carter and his buddy Vinny crossing the finish line...
Haley, cheering on all the runners and walkers...
Nurse Nancy and Ann from the clinic. We love you guys and were so happy you came out today!!
It was such a joyful, fun morning- full of smiles...
I love seeing all the t-shirts...
The 9th Floor's own- Mr. Jeff. He always brings the fun wherever he roams :)
We are in awe of the beautiful weather, the talent of all our volunteers, the sponsors that stepped up, the dreams come to life, the generosity of hundreds of people, the enthusiasm of the crowd, the support for the kids, and the privilege of being a part of something so mush bigger than all of us. God is up to something great and we are in awe of His great work!
The 9th Floor's own- Mr. Jeff. He always brings the fun wherever he roams :)
The day was such a success! We couldn't be happier.
1 comment:
This is so encouraging. God is so faithful! We hated to miss this one, but I really hope we can make it to a future walk. Love you guys!
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