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Angie4b1g

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OMG it's race week

:dizzy

I don't know if I mentioned this...

One of my very bestest friends' wife was diagnosed with stage 4 leukemia a few months ago. I'm an "acts of service" if you know the love languages (lol) so my first reaction was DOSOMETHINGDOSOMETHINGDOSOMETHING.

Someone set up a meal train, someone else took a collection for a house keeper, and I started a collection for a Kindle, which we were able to give her just before she started chemo.

But then I thought... what about a race? I'm an officer in the running club, which is a non-profit organization, so we could put on a race, and give them the proceeds.

So that's what I'm doing. We are having a 4 mile race and 1 mile family walk. We figured 70-100 people.

250 are registered. :helpy

It's this Saturday. You can't fathom the logistics of this. Shirts/Water/Food/Medals/Permits/Traffic Cones/etc etc etc. I THINK everything is ready to go (thankfully I've had tons of help, some from people who don't even know my friend... this is the best town ever). I haven't been nervous yet, but I feel like it might be coming.

But I'm more excited than anything. I remember telling him that I was just hoping the race would make SOME profit. We have to pay $450 for the timing company, $250 to rent the building we are using, buy the shirts, buy the medals, etc. But we've gotten so many generous sponsors, that I'm going to be able to give him a big fat check. :yesss

Oh, and, this is going to be an annual race now. Next year we will pick a different family. My town is so amazing for real!
 
That is way awesome, Angie!!!! Love to hear how your town has come together to help their own. What a great feeling you must be having. I hope the weather is absolutely wonderful and the family knows how truly great you are!
 
oh wow - that's FABULOUS! that's so great that you are doing that for your friend, and so great of your town to come together like that and help out a worthy cause! that makes me so happy to hear :) and i should probably already know this b/c i'm sure it's been mentioned - but where do you live? i know it's somewhere cold LOL!
 
You're amazing, Angie!! How awesome for your friend to feel all this love!
 
Angie, that is so awesome. I can not begin to comprehend all of the logistics that are involved in something like that, but seriously, how amazing is that!!! what a great thing for your town to come together to do and I love that it is going to be an annual race too. I do think that people like to get behind a cause and helping those in need and sometimes they just have to be given the avenue for that and you are doing just that!
 
Angie, what a beautiful thing to do for your friend! I'm sure it will go well due to your hard work!
 
Wow, Angie! What a wonderful thing you're doing!
 
oh my goodness Angie!!! You're a ROCK STAR!!! This must feel so good knowing that you're able to give more than you expected
 
I live in Medina, Ohio.

I am happy to be able to do this. Although at one point when it got super hectic I did tell him I should have just brought over a casserole :rofl
 
That story really warmed my heart this evening. Well done, Angie! I am so impressed by you and your town!
 
Great job, Angie! It's amazing that you can bless your friend so hugely. I love this story...and I have to agree, Medina really is an amazing town. I've always considered it to be so wonderfully all-American, in the very best sense of that phrase.

I hope your race goes off flawlessly on Saturday. :heartslub
 
That is so fantastic of you Angie. I think it's a perfect example of using your passion and talents to help others! I'm sure the race will be a smashing success!
 
Wow, that's awesome!!! Good for you and your community!! Hope everything goes off without a hitch!
 
Oh wow! This is so amazing! Local races are always fun and people love a good cause! You will be awesome and by the sounds of it the event is already a success! Great job,Angie! :)
 
That is so amazing Angie! I hope it all goes well for you this weekend!
 
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