Great Strides 2017

Well, the big event is over! My team and I participated in our local Great Strides walk on Saturday, May 6th. Thankfully, we had a beautiful, sunny day...but not too hot!

The Augusta, GA walk had a goal of raising $60,000 and they surpassed that by over $5,000! Fabulous!

I wanted my team to at least raise $12,000, but ideally beat our total from last year of $13,325. And, we will succeed! We aren't officially there yet as we are waiting for a donation to come from a company match...so that goes directly to the foundation. BUT we are supposed to get credit for it still. When that comes through, we will be at $13,595.63! Woohoo!!

I'm happy to have had another successful year! So very thankful for my wonderful supporters!!

Here are some pics from our day:

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Unfortunately, I didn't take a ton of pics that day :( I was busy running around like a crazy person. But, it was a great day!! Afterwards, my team and I had a celebratory lunch!! Which was even more fun!

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Farewell 34

I can't believe my birthday is tomorrow! My #35daysofdonating challenge has been so fun and rewarding - it feels like it went by so fast. I loved receiving input from my friends and family about organizations that mean something to them. I even learned about organizations I didn't know existed. In the last 34 days (35 tomorrow) I hope I've made a difference somewhere. I know I didn't get to donate to all the suggested places, and I'm sorry if I missed one you wanted! I wish funds were endless and I could do this every day forever!!!

You can check out my list of recipients here.

To recap my 34th year on this planet...here are some pictures of my favorite moments.

Our North Dakota Trip
Having my sisters (and family) visit camp for the 1st time
The West Virginia State Fair
More family camp visits
Taking my pups on walks at camp

Spending Christmas with our families

Celebrating my brother-in-laws 40th birthday
Visiting South Padre Island and Mexico

Vegas - Justin…

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