Our first ever Paint The Place Purple event was amazing.  Nearly everyone was wearing purple.  (Even if they didn't purchase our special t-shirt, they wore purple.)  It was a sight to behold.

Long story short, the whole evening was so much more than I ever imagined.  Thinking about it still gives me the chills.  Our U-High youth survivor speaker was great.  Our Olympia High student who has been at St. Jude in Memphis for the past 2 months battling non-Hodgkins Lymphoma arrived home shortly after half time.  The game was stopped to allow her to come to the center of the gym.  Of course, she received a standing ovation and tons of applause.  The gym was so loud. When she took off her sweatshirt hood to reveal her beautifully-bald head, the crowd cheered louder!

I thought I'd share my pictures with you.  (After I clean them up, I'll add them to the gallery.  But for now, just check out my album on Shutterfly.) 

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Our fundraising total will be determined later this week.  (We had raised $10,000 before the event.) 

Thanks to all of my Relay For Life friends who helped with this event!