Hello everyone!
Today is the beginning of the end for the Inaugural Season of RallyNW! Today, Anna and I get to meet the Rally Foundation staff members that we've been working with all season long. We get to participate in a charity event going on at the Mariner's game tonight! Then tomorrow we get to tour Seattle Children's Hospital and Research Center to see how the money we have helped raise is going to be spent. Friday is set-up and execution of our Pasta Dinner to honor our participants in their accomplishments. Then Saturday is RACE DAY!
A quick rundown is this....last year we were approached by Ron, a friend of ours. He and his sister, who is a huge advocate of Childhood Cancer Research, were throwing an idea around of creating a charity running team to benefit Seattle Children's Hospital. See, they lost their niece the year before to Burkett's Lymphoma and were very passionate about increasing funding and awareness for this and other Childhood Cancers. A lot of hard work and fun times later, here we are...80+ participants in Seatte, Tacoma and Olympia going to run in the Rock 'n' Roll Seattle Marathon and Half Marathon this Saturday.
The best part.....we've raised OVER $90,000. 93% of which is going directly to Seattle Children's Hospital Cancer Research Department. It is OVERWHELMING and inspiring all at the same time. These are wonderful people doing a wonderful thing.
So, that's the next few days....we'll check back in with pictures and good stories, I'm sure! Even though THIS season is ending, we're already planning for next year. Want in? Want to run, walk or even just volunteer? Shoot me an e-mail and I'll hook you up! It's going to be a BLAST!
As we've said all season long....RALLY ON!
Congratulations! A tremendous effort to find the end of a terrible disease! Anna and you as well as every RallyNW member deserve one long standing ovation. Blessings to you all!
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