Lighting the Night

Why do we do it?



This is why!

Light the Night 2007:

Years of Banners with personal messages to those we are walking in honor of or in memory of.



Betty's Boops


Gathering at the starting line.


And we're off!



Walkers as far as the eye can see



Saturday sky at the beginning of the walk


Saturday Sky at the end of the walk.


Walkers approaching the finish line


Betty at the Finish Line


Sign at the finish line


Words really can't express how it feels to do this walk; it's a very moving experience! I want to thank EVERY single one of you. Thank you for the good thoughts; thank you for the donations of money, and thank you for the donations of prizes.  I feel truly blessed to have such good friends as all of you!

Now for the prizes.  I used this random number generator to choose the winners.  Here are the results:

Pat wins the OnLine Sock Yarn
Sara wins the Knit Journal
Shannon wins the Cherry Tree Hill yarn
"Jane Knitter" wins the Sweet Clover yarn by Heather
Amy wins "New Pathways for Sock Knitters" book
Kristie wins the needle case made by Zonda
Jeanne wins the Sock II DVD, Opal Sock Yarn, and accessory case by Gina

Congratulations and Thank You!

Prizes will go out some time this week (Kristie, I'll get your info to Zonda).

Have a great night everyone.

Comments

[colleen]

Congrats to all the winners!
I love how all the balloons look with the walkers
so cool! Betty looks great- tell her we say "Yo!"

[Pat]

Congratulations to you for putting so much energy and love into this important cause that means a lot to me too. - Betty looks wonderful - I'm so glad she could be there with all of you! I feel a bit guilty getting a prize, but really appreciate it too!

[Sheepish Annie]

Congrats to the winners and a big whoo-hoo to Noolie for doing such a great thing!

[jane knitter]

Whoops!! I won something! I never win! You will have to hold it until the end! WOW! The walk sounds like it was really rewarding. Our Relay for Life has grown in the 10 years we have participated and I still get all choked up. Bless you for your involvement. I intend to help you raise more next year. We will talk!

[Amy]

You and all of Betty's Boops are the ones that really deserve the prizes.

[marianne]

Dude, Betty looks GREAT! I am so glad she got to be there for the walk, and what a fabulous troop of Boops!
Congrats to all the winners, and Julie, I think you're beyond wonderful.

[Sara]

Oh, Julie, how sweet that I won something. Betty looks really great...and she and the others that you walk for are the real winners!!!! The Betty Boops really looked great in that photo...

[Zonda]

Thanks for sharing that amazing time!!

[~Kristie]

I'm so thrilled to have won a prize, but it's even more thrilling to see that Betty looks so good. How is her health? I was with you in spirit sweetie. Thanks for sharing the photos .. that really meant a lot to me.

[Chris]

Congrats to all the walkers and all the winners!

[Jeanne]

That looks like an amazing time.

[lisa]

Good for you Julie! Betty looks happy. Congrats to your winners!

[carrie]

Wow, I just cry when I see and participate in walks like this. That's wonderful. Looks like it was a great day for the walk, too.

[Debby]

Sitting here sniffling at all the love and support in those photos for everyone battling such a frustrating disease. Betty looks terrific and I'm so glad she was able to be there with everyone and participate. Thank you, Julie, to you and everyone who walked and raised funds. And congratulations to the prize winners!

[Dana]

WOW! The photos and your blog are so touching. It looks like everyone had a wonderful and deeply moving Light the Night experience. Words just don't suffice....

[Dana]

WOW! The photos and your blog are so touching. It looks like everyone had a wonderful and deeply moving Light the Night experience. Words just don't suffice....