Relay for Life

This year, my family and other friends from our street formed a team for the annual Relay for Life in Port Washington, NY.  The event was a wonderful tribute to people's loved ones.  Everyone on our team has been touched by cancer through the battle of a family member or a close friend.

Prior to the event, we enjoyed time together raising money.  It was fun to see who was ahead in the fundraising efforts.  Our team hosted a tag and bake sale the week before the event and raised several hundred dollars.

At the event, there were scheduled times of reflection and celebration.  There were impassioned speakers and those who chose to remain silent.  The luminarias were a glowing tribute throughout the night.  The bags of light helped inspire us as we walked the path in the middle of the night.  During one of the walks in the wee hours of the morning, we could also see the light forming over the trees.  It helped us keep going.

My grandparents both passed due to cancer and Christine is a family friend

I feel blessed to be able to share this touching event with my neighbors - the people who I call family in NY.