Hi everyone. As you know cancer has greatly affected our lives this last year. The kids want to participate in the locate American Cancer Society Relay for Life event June 19 - 20, at the Blackfoot High School.
They along with their friends have created a team. The Team's Name is "Our Breast Cancer Adventure". They needed an adult to be the Team Captain, and I was appointed. So I am trying to learn as much as I can as quickly as I can. We have a team of 21. There is a small $10 per person registration fee (which basically covers the cost of the team's t-shirts. Most of the kids on the team do not have jobs, so our fundraising efforts will be including our registration fees as well as our fundraising goal of $200, so we are actually hoping to raise $410. It is my understanding that beyond the registration fee, all other funds go directly to the American Cancer Society, especially since all the workers are volunteers.
Our fundraising efforts are:
We will be participating in the Rely for Life Yard Sale on May 30th at the First American Location across from Walmart. We are looking for donated items to sale at the yard sale. Please call me at 680-3282 if you have some things you are willing to donate.
We are also in the process of organizing a car wash tentatively on June 13th.
We will have a "booth" at the Relay on June 19-20 selling various items.
We are also looking for pledges for each lap around the track the team makes. (The event is from Friday, June 19 at 6 pm to Saturday, June 20 at 7:00 am)
We are excited that these kids have the desire to help the American Cancer Society and we know they are hoping to have a good time while doing it. We are hoping that you can help us in our quest to raise these funds for the American Cancer Society here in the Blackfoot area. That's a lot of Hope. :)
Any assistance you can provide is greatly appreciated. Below is the professional letter from the Relay for Life website. Please see this letter for a link to donate on-line, or you can contact me directly at 208-680-3282. All donations are tax-deductible. We thank you in advance for your support of this great cause.
With Love, Sheryl
Relay For Life
Dear Family and Friends,
I’ve decided to take a stand and fight back against cancer by participating in the American Cancer Society Relay For Life® event right here in my community.
Please support me in this important cause by making a secure, tax-deductible donation online using the link below.To donate online now, click here (or cut and paste the link) to visit my personal page.http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLFY09National?px=11359070&pg=personal&fr_id=14686
Relay For Life® is a life-changing event that brings together more than 3.5 million people worldwide to:
CELEBRATE the lives of those who have battled cancer. The strength of survivors inspires others to continue to fight.
REMEMBER loved ones lost to the disease. At Relay, people who have walked alongside people battling cancer can grieve and find healing.
FIGHT BACK. We Relay because we have been touched by cancer and desperately want to put an end to the disease.
Whatever you can give will help - it all adds up! I greatly appreciate your support and will keep you posted on my progress.
Sincerely, Sheryl Thomson
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