Relay for Life

Tonight is going to be my family's fifth Relay for Life, which is the American Cancer Society's signature fund raising event. They are a lot of fun, inspirational and for a great cause. This will be a first for us though because our luck finally ran out with the weather and we are being forced indoors for the first time. Typically the event is held in the stadium of a local high school. Teams set up campsites on the field and folks walk around the track from 6pm on Friday until 7am on Saturday. The idea is that each team always has someone on the track walking the entire night for one big relay, since cancer never sleeps.

This year we will be moved into the school gym, so it should be interesting. No tents are allowed, so set up and preparation should be more simple than in years past, but I'm not sure anyone from our team plans to stay all night.

Our team, The J-Walkers, formed after my mom was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in January 2005. My sister is the team captain, does a fantastic job and we have raised quite a bit of money over the years.

If you'd like to make a donation in support of the American Cancer Society and all the great work that they do please visit my donation page.