Bass River, Massachusetts
United States
Cape Cod Community College Bridgewater State College
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Bass River, MA.
Quilt for Relay for Life Cancer WalkRelay for Life Cancer Walk!
June 20th and 21st was the Relay for Life cancer walk at D-Y High School. This is the 13th year that it's been held at our local high school. It is my second year to be involved. I belong to a group called CERT--Community Emergency Response Team. We are educated in disaster relief. We also help out at local events in our community. Our CERT team had a tent this year and we all walked in support of cancer research. It is such a worthy cause. My sister died in 1992 of breast cancer. She was only 46. I made a quilt in her memory (mostly pink fabrics) to be raffled off and donated the money to cancer research. I made $380.00.
It was a rewarding experience to be part of this team for the second year. Our team raised over $1700.00. On Fri night they do luminarias. They have white waxy bags that people decorate in memory of their loved ones. They are filled with sand and a tiny candle. At 9:00 they are all lit, the lights are lowered, soft music is played, and everyone walks around the track to look at the candles. It is a very moving and emotional experience.
My knees are still sore from all the walking and standing that we did. I'll still do it again next year. We have to try and get a cure for cancer!
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