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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I'm back!!!

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I never thought about losing a parent before. As I grew up, I lost my grandparents and understood that I would have to worry about losing others as they too got older. But, I never imagined being 30 and having to think about a parent leaving my life. What a scary thought. It definitely got me thinking.

Life is precious. I can't sweat the small stuff. I shouldn't worry about stupid things that really don't matter. You never know how much time you have left in this world, so enjoy every moment that you can. Have fun! Let those that you love know that you love them.

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