Check out the BUZZ Anita created for Relay

Well I am almost lost for words from Anita's Head Shave Event last week. I was seconds from tears the entire event. Seeing Anita and others doing such a selfless thing for such a huge cause! Anita is on a mission to let others know about Relay for Life and tell the stories of those in her life touched by cancer. The event was such a huge success. The VooDoo Brewery was a cool venue and the band, Bishop Road, was awesome! Heather the hair stylist did such a great job keeping everyone smiling and calm when they were getting "shaved". I was excited that Anita and her event made her local newspaper, The Meadville Tribune. The event had 7 participants and raised over $1300 in donations. She also was able to get one of the local county commissioners to shave his mustache for his families Relay for Life Team. There was a gentleman that was a last minute entry that lost his mother and another family member to cancer and he touched my heart. When he was getting his head shave he had tears in eyes and I was honored to have shared that moment. I felt like this was probably just another step in his healing from being touched by cancer. I was also moved when Anita's father said what everyone was was thinking. "...This girl has been awesome all of her life and I am really proud to call her my daughter..." Stay tuned for more articles about Relay for Life this summer as I will walk beside my Best Friend, Anita, as a member of Mary's Elephants Relay Team to benefit the American Cancer Society Relay for Life June 21, 2014.




To read the Meadville Tribune FB Article click the link below:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=597460023661901&set=a.162403137167594.40616.161423307265577&type=1&theater

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