Yet, here I am!!!!
At the end of February when I did a fundraising update, the donations totaled $370.
In the middle of March, a very generous donation of $250 was made by Dave Stark. He is a long time member of the Saskatoon Roadrunners Association and he had read the member profile of me that was included in the SRRA weekly newsletter (in fact, he is the Vice President of the club and the Editor of the newsletter). Dave is coming off of surgery and radiation for prostate cancer in the last few months, so my cause hits close to home for him. Now that he is feeling better, he has started training for the half marathon at the Saskatchewan Marathon at the end of May. Way to go Dave! I am really hoping that we will cross paths at the event so that I have a chance to thank him in person for his generosity.
Last Monday, was the steak night fundraiser at Mulberry's Bakery & Cafe that a couple of the girls from my soccer team organized. Nicki & Terra did a fantastic job planning the night and coordinating the ticket sales and raffle donations. Thank you so much for all of your hard work!
The supper was delicious and Mulberry's did a great job taking care of us. There were many FANTASTIC raffle prizes that were donated. I'm thankful to each of the companies and individuals that were so generous. Thank you.
We sold close to one hundred tickets for the evening. Yeah, I know, 100 tickets!! Wow! So, to say that I was a bit overwhelmed by the generosity of so many people would be a bit of an understatement. The only other time that I've had that many people in one place to support me was at my wedding!
The girls had asked me to be ready to say a few words, so I had written out what I wanted to say. The trouble was, I couldn't get my hand to quit shaking so my papers were all a flutter! I think I managed to get my point across despite my nerves. It's silly really, I knew almost everyone there and could have spoken to each of them individually without batting an eye; but, when you put everyone together in one place and stand up in front of them to speak.....it's a whole different ballpark!
I am so thankful for the support of each person that was able to take the time to be at the supper. Most of the girls from my soccer team and their husbands and friends, many of my friends from Warman and some of my husband's co-workers were able to be there. There were two large tables of Heather's friends and family that came and that means SO much to me. As always, I am extremely thankful for the support of my family. My mother and father-in-law drove 3.5 hours to come to the supper! My brother-in-law Bill and Uncle-in-law Bob were there; and as always, my husband. Thank you.
Together, we raised $1318 that night ($745 of which came from the raffle prizes!!)!!!!! It felt so wonderful to drop off the donation at the Canadian Cancer Society the next day. There was also $215 in additional donations made online by five people who weren't able to make it to the supper. So, our grand total for the Mulberry's steak night was $1533. Yowzers!
The total donations made to my 12 in 2012 Fundraise for Life Event is $2153. Thank you so much for your generosity and support. It means so much to me.
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