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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

The 2011 Walk of Hope was a Huge Success thanks to You!

September 17th has come and gone, and we had another great Walk of Hope! Even though the weather was blustery, the fine folks of Big Stone County came out to support us in raising funds for this great cause.

There were some great new additions this year. Several cancer survivors shared with us their inspirational stories of their personal fight against cancer.We had amazing entertainment, a whole new kid's area with fun games, a very successful silent auction, and much more. We also had transportation for our survivors walk this year, which considering the weather was very well attended. Several new teams joined us this year, raising money selling wine &  fishing gear, and recycling cans. Also new this year was the Tractors against Cancer ride, and their name board was in the park so that more names could be added.

There are many people to thank, some announcements that need to be made, and money to be totaled, but for tonight I will settle for posting s few photos of the day. As the other information is gathered, I will continue to add information.


Saturday also happened to be Don Williams' birthday, and the entire group took a few minutes to celebrate with him. In his honor, cookies were served with the supper. Here you see him hamming it up with our own Donna Layman.


Sister Pia took to the road with one of the two carts we had for the Survivors walk. She managed to fit her chauffeur job in between working at the hospital, and five o clock mass! What a trooper!

I was a little late with this shot of our Survivor Walk, but hopefully I'll find someone that got a better one. There was a fair amount of wind, but the luminaries surrounding the park were really a site to behold!


Amy Lang, of Clinton, provided us with a wonderful medley of inspirational music during the afternoon. Her talent is truly amazing! In addition to entertaining us at the walk, Amy has decided to organize a team for next years walk! Thanks so much Amy!



More wonderful entertainment was provided by the girls' choir from the Lismore colony. Not only are these young ladies talented singers - they are also gifted in their kitchen skills. The day before the walk they assisted in making all the pies for the WOH in their phenomenal kitchen. A great time was had by all!


Here's the one you were probably waiting for ... your esteemed President, out of jail on work release, and the local sheriff.
(Being arrested is very popular among corporate execs these days)

That's it for tonight. If you have photos you would like to share, please email them to bette@bigstonelake.net, and I'll try to get them up here as well as on our FaceBook page.

One final thought ... Thank you, thank you, thank you to each & every one of you that contributed to making this years walk so successful!