We did it!!!! Today was the day of the Boston Area Lung Cancer Walk/Fun Run with satellite walkers all over the U.S! The three (four) of us happened to be some of those satellite walkers.
And... Well... WE DID IT!!!! We reached our goal! We aimed high--at first we thought too high. But so many wonderful, generous people came through that we actually SURPASSED our goal and we don't even have all of the donations that are coming by mail!
Not only that, but the walk itself raised over $97,000 for Lung Cancer research! Can you believe that????
It was a beautiful day here despite the fact that our area has been hit with constant rain and record-breaking flooding all week long. The sun came out for us. We hit the trails at our favorite state park, and I swear parts of the walk felt magical. The air was hazy with fog, and as we would turn into the forest we got those beautiful Robinhood movie forest streaks of light coming through the trees and dappling the ground.
We got a little lost, which is our custom, but found our way out again. We walked with our friends from Boston. We walked with people all over the country....
And as a result of all of those walkers and the generosity of so many who pledged over $97,000 will go to Lung Cancer Research.
I am just so happy.
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Howdy BM! I linked to you from Davenholl's blog. I too am a Motherless Daughter and have been blogging about it for a few months now.
Congrats on reaching and passing your goals! This year I participated in a triathlon to raise money for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. While I didn't raise anywhere near as much as you, it was still a great expereince. And it's awesome to know we're helping to make a bit of a difference for our respective causes.
-TL
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