We did it! We completed our walk on Sunday, September 30th. It’s kind of bittersweet now that it’s all over… We were all looking forward to it because it’s always a great time and we feel like we’ve been fundraising for ages… But now that it’s done, we’re all left with this feeling of “Now what??” But more on that later.
As opposed to the pouring rain we had for the walk last year, this year we were blessed with a great day. Sunshine for most of the day and the temperature, though a bit chilly at first, was perfect for walking, kicking, and dancing :-) The walk started at 10 am, but we all met at 8 am for breakfast and to get ourselves sorted out for the walk. Sorted out?? Well, heaven forbid we just show up with our T-shirts and start walking… this is Team Booba’licious after all! There were boas, wigs, and other paraphernalia to hand out! We were quite the sight. 14 girls in La Belle Province all in pink wigs and that was just the beginning… It’s not every day that people see a swarm of pink boas and wigs walking through the streets so we were quite the spectacle. What can I say? It was fun. To say that images of our team are in the cameras of over a couple hundred people would not be an exaggeration… Anyway, the walk itself was so much fun! We walked, cheered, kicked, laughed, and danced our way through the streets of Montreal. We even had a team member in a wheelchair! Julie, 5 months pregnant with twins, is already unable to walk 5 km, but there was no way we were doing the walk without her. She’s an integral part of our team so we got her a wheelchair.
And so I know some of you are wondering… Did we hit our goal??? Well… No :-( But we’re very proud of ourselves all the same. Our initial goal was $12,000. I don’t have the exact tally yet, but I do know that we are very close to $9,000. I think that’s amazing! Think about it- we’re just a group of girls who like having fun and we managed to raise close to $9,000 in the process. I think that’s a pretty productive way to pass some time. And we have until the end of October to raise money so the possibility is still there to hit the $10k mark…
All in all, the past few months have been very special to me. This group of women is phenomenal. We’re teammates, but also great friends. The fundraising activities even brought some of us closer. I loved watching many of us getting together to plan activities to raise money. And the satisfaction we got at the end of an activity when we realized the amount of money we raised… The surprise everyone felt when we realized we raised over $1000 at a garage sale… Or when Julia and I realized we raised over $200 in 90 minutes from collecting money at an intersection… The personal satisfaction and genuine excitement and appreciation I felt every time someone purchased a piece of my jewelry… Starre and I literally jumping up and down and screaming in the back office of Scotyz when we realized we had raised what we did at the spaghetti dinner… Even maintaining this blog and seeing the stats on how many people have actually taken the time to read this… Great memories!
Every time someone gave us a donation we would thank them wholeheartedly, but I need to do it again. It really meant so much to me when people gave donations and it amazed me how generous some people can be. Thank you all so much! So we’ll be taking a fundraising break for now and get back into it next year. Once I know the final total raised I will write about in here. Until then, enjoy the pics from the walk.
