Blown Away by Support

When I first registered for the MS Walk in late March, I was determined to raise as much money as possible to fight against the disease.  I set my team’s goal at $1,500 and began to send emails to friends and family soliciting their support. As more and more people joined my team or donated to the cause, I quickly saw my $1,500 goal surpassed.

Ok, I thought, I’ll raise the bar and challenge my team – I’ll set the new goal at $3,000.

Within a few weeks, the new goal had been demolished.

Amazed, I increased the goal to $5,000, more than triple the amount of the original goal.

As late April approached, my team had grown to 10 members and our donations totaled more than $5,400. I was blown away. I never thought that we would be able to raise so much money or that so many of my friends would sign up to walk alongside me.

The support kept rolling in.

By the time the day of the MS Walk came, I had 16 of my closest friends and family walking beside me. I even had family members from out of town join me. My aunt and cousin planned a surprise trip to Denver, and flew in from Texas the night before the walk. It was overwhelming to have so many loved ones by my side for such a meaningful event.

This is my first MS Walk, but I will be participating in many more to come. This experience taught me so much about how much friends and family are willing to support me. In the end, my team raised over $7,300 from over 150 different donors.

Although the walk itself was only three miles, I sincerely believe that we took huge strides this weekend to help research and find a cure for MS.