2011 will always be a special year to me, because my mother beat breast cancer this year. It was a wonderful victory for her and our family, as hospital visits and sadness swallowed us up for a good part of 2010.
In her honor, my sister and I formed a Race for the Cure team in 2010, and called ourselves the Portland Pink Sox. We returned this year with a team doubled in size! It was fantastic we had so many people either interested in being a part of our team, but also donating. We raised $500 for the Susan G Komen foundation, and we’re pretty proud of that!
We met just before the walk kicked off, and before we knew it the streets of Portland were filled with walkers. It was a great sight!
Team captains! My sister and I
Dan’s mom Cathy joined us too!
My best girlfriends from college, always by my side, Sandra and brittany
Kelsey and Jim came down all the way from Seattle! So sweet of them!
Our men who aren’t afraid to wear pink!
Tualatin High graduates- they’ve been friends forever!
My sister and her daughters Melissa and Vanessa
Nice pic of Danny and his mama
We went out to Shari’s for a team breakfast, where my niece devoured a plate of chicken and waffles! We all got a kick out of her meal of choice
Later that evening Danny’s mom and stepdad took a bunch of us out to a fun dinner at the Thirsty Lion in Tigard. I didn’t get too many pictures from dinner, but here’s one of my sister and I!
Looking forward to Race for the Cure 2012! We’re always looking for new sox to join us!
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