St. Baldrick's - A Great Cause, A Great Day

Saturday was an amazing day. I started by going to the pub to support The Magellan Charter school because there were some children who were shaving in honor of Colleen. This was shortly after noon.

I was worried that I would cry when I had my own head shaved. I actually ended up shedding the most tears while watching Elizabeth, one of our neighbors, have her long hair cut (for locks of love) and then her head shaved in honor of Colleen. She was actually the top fund raiser for the school by raising over $2,000 for the event. I was really proud of her and touched by her act of love and kindness.

My nephew, Matthew and his friend Ray were up next at 3:30. They were part of the Bayleaf Fire Department (aka Firefighters for Kids team). Matthew was the top fundraiser for his team raising $1400 for the team and Ray sacrificed this huge head of hair and raised $400 for the cause. It is great to see college kids participating to help such a great cause. This was Matt's second year and the reason that I am even involved. Thanks so much Matt. I love you for being the man that you are.

My Mom and my friend Karen were long haulers with me. Staying for most of the day for support. I really appreciated that. It was a long day but Napper Tandy's and the event organizers (The Redwoods Group) did a great job with the event and we certainly had a beautiful day. At around 5pm, my friends started showing up in droves to support me. People were showing up all the way up until the last minute when I looked down from the stage and spotted a few people from church that I did not even know were there. I cannot tell you how much I appreciated all of the moral support.

The Striving for More Team was amazing. Our team of only 9 people raised over $10,200 and the final numbers are not even in yet because cash donations were made during the event. I made new friends, became competitive for a good cause, had a blast, discovered that I don't have such a bad looking head and love the fact that I don't have to blow dry my hair anymore!

Tons of pictures were taken and some video too thanks to my good friends Chris (Nutt) Marshall, Derek Carawan, and Kim Petty. Check them all out at the links at the bottom of the page. Check out the great video uploaded because it tells the amazing story of how involved my friend (and Hawthorne's friend), the emcee, Collin got when the Striving for More team took the stage. It was fantastic. He was amazing. Thanks Collin.

Now, I will set my sights back onto Striving for More and what I need to get done for that. Indeed, there is a lot to be done.

Until next time, good night and thank you again.