Yesterday 5th Annual POUNDING the PAVEMENT for PINK 5K was extremely emotional for me. I am trying to process the why?
Was it the 2400 runners/walkers?
Was it reaching and surpassing our goal of raising $60,000 in donations ( Looks more like $66,000 right now) 🙂 <3
Was it the 126 breast cancer survivors that registered and or shared breakfast with us?
Was it the 126 PINK corsages donated by the Guillette family in memory of Jeannine Guillette Starnes, taken at the age of 40 from breast cancer, and in HONOR of their niece Tea Fernandez 2 years old, diagnosed with neuroblastoma, fighting the fight of her life?
Was the honor guard and the singing of the National Anthem?
Was it all of the very generous sponsors?
Was it the VOLUNTEERS in their BLUE staff shirts doing everything and anything that needed to be done to make yesterday happen?
Was it the PINK CAR being pushed by some pretty incredible town officials making a statement about our COMMUNITY!…Or was it the drone? ( LOL)
YES it was a combination of all of those BUT…the biggest reason…was YOU! ALL of YOU who came out and brought with SUNSHINE…SUPPORT…HOPE …LOVE in the FIGHT against this HORRIFIC disease!!!!!!!!!!
Although many of us are trying to find the right words to describe something indescribable,YOU and I could FEEL and SEE it yesterday!
Your ENERGY made the 5K ROCK!
So as shallow as the words may seem, THANK YOU…to the MOON and BACK again!
With the deepest GRATITUDE,
Mary Deming
PS…I think we lived up to our mantra…GO BIG or GO HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
