Click HERE to watch the slideshow from our walk!
One Dream,
2 Days,
64 Kilometres,
Thousands of Walkers,
Millions of dollars raised.
Wow! What a weekend!
I can hardly believe we made it, a little sore, a bit blistered, a LOT tired, but we did it!
The Pink Panthers raised a total of over $13,500 for this year's Weekend to End Breast Cancer. Just a small part of the 5.1 MILLION dollars raised by the 2012 walkers in this years event.
Before the Weekend to End Breast Cancer existed, the BC Cancer Foundation was only ever able to donate $200,000 per year towards Breast Cancer research each year. And now from the first 3 years alone of doing the Weekend to End Breast Cancer they have been able to instead raise over $10.5 Million dollars!
Truly an amazing effort, and all because of your support and generous donations.
We DO make a difference and we WILL save lives. The Pink Panthers would like to thank you for all your donations, you are all HEROES!
The walk itself was an amazing journey that will touch our lives forever. So many new friends to meet, so many stories told along the way... and so many porta-potties! With a new route, (that apparently was 64 kilometres, not 60), and a lot more hills! It rained on day two, we kept dry with our plastic ponchos; and our spirits didn't dampen with the Hot Vancouver Firefighters along with us, walking in their suspenders...woo-hoo!
We were short one walker this year as Terri Poerch has the year off... with new baby Emily. But Mama, papa & Baby were there to cheer us on complete with signs! It was great to have them be there to still be a part of the team. Cheering squads from the Reimer family & David family were there in full force to lift our spirits just when we needed it most.
Whoever said that a Journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step was completely full of it. A journey like this begins and ends with the love, support and encouragement from all of you. It's what kept us plodding on when we thought we just couldn't do one more step.
The Pink Panthers are resting comfortably now, with pedicures to ease our tired feet, and smiles to remind us of our amazing accomplishment. At least until next year!
Please watch our You-tube slide-show click here to join us in our journey.
Thanks again for all your support
from the Pink Panthers,
Janet Abe, Captain
Colleen Bognar
Rochelle David
Nancy Reimer
