Saturday, May 31, 2014

Relay for Life 2014

Dan's Luminaries

We went to our first Relay for Life event last night.  This is a 24 hour event, where people walk around a track to raise awareness and funds for cancer research.  The main focal point of the event is the luminaries display.  For a donation, participants can dedicate a luminarie in honor, in support, or in memory of a loved one who has or is battling cancer. The luminaries stretched almost entirely around the track- that's a quarter mile! For about a half hour, the field lights are turned off, and the luminaries truly shine. 
 
Of course, we could not resist reorganizing the bags so that ours were all together.


Dan said hello to my parents last night: 

More shenanigans last night at Upper  Dublin Relay for Life. Steve and I stopped for a few moments in front of Dan's luminaries to soak in the moment. Tears came to my eyes and when I looked up to the sky I saw the thinnest Cheshire cat moon smiling down on us. I elbowed Steve to look up. He did and we both smiled at each other and continued to walk around the track. LIVESTRONG.

Regards,
Judy


Our family bags were part of a display that stretched around the track.

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