A Walk to Remember

We had a great time Saturday at the American Heart Association's Heart Walk. It was a little colder (and windier) than we'd hoped, but nonetheless we enjoyed ourselves. Our whole family attended as well as Annie, Kelly Pruett (Maddy's teacher), Jennifer and her 3 kids (including Claira's new cousin Jessica), Tom's co-worker Roland and his friend. We had a team picture in our pink "Bless Her Heart" shirts. The walk itself was 3.2 miles and the kids stuck it out! There were cheerleaders at each hydration station with Gatorade and water bottles. There were activities for the kids including face painting and rock wall climbing. Kaylee and T.J. both gave up an annual band contest to attend. This was very important to all of the kids. I think they felt like they were doing something to benefit Claira.
I'm proud to announce that Team Claira's Journey collected $580 in donations for AHA. Thank you to all of you who donated online and purchased t-shirts. We've sold 70 shirts so far. Thank you also to Vickie, Tom's company secretary, who made a precious flier with Claira's picture and a description of her situation. She placed it by the sign-in sheet and by the end of the day collected nearly $300!