But I have some very generous friends and family! A few family members made large donations. Many friends--including some in my SB family--made donations in Nate's honor. And my mom and I sold the Take That! Spina Bifida t-shirts, which raised more than $600! Thanks to everyone who ordered a t-shirt or made a donation (or both in some cases!).
The final total ... $2,450! Wow! Only $50 away from my goal, and I am totally happy with that! This was my third year raising money for Team Nate the Great. The first year (I was not working for SBAK), I think we raised $400+. Last year (I was program coordinator) we raised around $1,400? This was the first year I actually placed among the top fundraising teams! I declined my award because I, you know, get paid to fundraise for SBAK, but I was still pretty proud of our team!
We had a great crowd there, despite the chilly weather. After the walk, I enjoyed the chance to speak from the stage. Everyone seemed to have a great time, but it wrapped up pretty quickly because of the cold.
We won't have an exact number for a few days, but it looks like we raised over $41,000 for SBAK! Wow! we are going to be able to do a lot of great stuff with that money. And it was a good increase over last year's walk, which is awesome in this economy.
The only bummer of the day for me was that Nate and the rest of the family couldn't be there. But I walked for all of us. :) Here are some photos, courtesy of Kelly Davenport Photography.
(And this one's from my iphone, courtesy Michelle Zangari. :)
Again, a huge THANK YOU to everyone who helped pull this off!
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That is awesome!!!!!!
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