Relay for Life

This past weekend we participated in the American Cancer Society Relay for Life.

We were so proud to come together and support my dad in his fight against cancer.

It is a 24 hour relay, where someone from the team is walking for the entire 24 hours.

 We were honored to have Wendy and her mother Claudia, both cancer survivors, join our team for the opening ceremony and the Survivor's Lap.

 All those years of my dad supporting me in pageants paid off. He was the only one with his Survivor sash on correctly. :)

 So proud and so happy that everyone was healthy enough to take part in the very first lap, the Survivor Lap.

 We had some amazing supporters!

 Our morning walkers, the Winter family, the Lewko family and Peter and Sue.

 Our afternoon walkers, the Prieto family, Rob & Paul, and Connie.

 Our evening walkers, a few of my Miss Escondido girls, Bill & Brigitte and the Cenderelli & Dean families.

Our team dedicated 9 Luminarias in honor of and memory of those with cancer.

 Our night time walkers, Mike & Stepheni, the Krstovski family and Bob & Barbara.

 Our LATE night walkers, Nate & Sarah, the Cervantes family and the Prieto family.

 Our team enjoying the closing ceremony.

All of these crazy people camped out on the field all night.

We all walked together and finished the final lap with my dad "Papa!"

It was such an amazing, exhausting, and emotional event.

We are so thankful for all of our team members and walkers, and all of our generous supporters.

We were so thankful that my dad was feeling so well and was able to take part in walking the first and the final lap.

Our team raised $2,450 as of today!!!

The entire relay raised over $48,300!!!

We were so happy to be a part of such an amazing cause.

Some team awards I would like to award for Papa's Pals are...

Most laps walked goes to Omar

Most supportive goes to Doug

Best co-team captain and planner goes to Ebit

Best helpful watching the kids goes to my mom

Best team mascot goes to PAPA