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Relay for life 2015
Monday, March 30, 2015
Hello my lovelies,
so I had planned on posting my Melbourne trip vlog for this weeks post, but due to recent events, I think I'll leave it a little longer which I'm very sorry about.
For this weeks post, I thought I'd give you a little update of what I've been up to.
Relay for life
On Saturday the
28th- Sunday the 29th I got the opportunity to participate in Relay for Life.
This was honestly such an amazing experience and I'm so glad I was able to
participate. Relay for life is an event held by the Cancer Council fundraising
money to donate to help prevent cancer. I arrived at the Domain (an athletics center)
at around 1:45pm and my mum signed me in. At around 2pm there was a small
speech before the survivors lap. After that, everyone else joined in walking
around the domain. After 10 laps, my friends and I decided to take a quick
drink break. We then continued walking. At one of the little stalls/tent things
there was a photo booth with dress ups. Of course we took a photo and there
were many giggle involved. We continued walking, talking and breaking for maybe
5 hours or so. We were obviously getting sore but we weren't going to give up.
At 6pm, our teacher went and got us pizzas for dinner and we sat on the hill
watching people walk around while eating our pizza. We had a longer break this
time; talking to people and playing with the teachers baby (who was adorable).
We continued doing a few laps before the candle ceremony. This was the most
serious part of the night. People could purchase a bag and candle and write a
message to a loved one who has died from cancer. There were two songs sung by
the band that was playing at the event and there was also a few speeches and a
prayer. It's safe to say that it was the most emotional part of the night.
After this, the laps continued. As the night got on, we all got a little bit
crazier. There was a stall that had headphones that you could rent that played
music all over the domain. We had so much fun dancing around to the music being
played and watching people having fun and being themselves. By around 3am, people
began to feel sleepy and a majority of us stopped walking. We were originally
going to sleep on the hill, but that didn't work as it was wet and we would
just slip down. There was a wooden grandstand that everyone took the liking to
as we fell asleep under the stars. Although, not many people slept. I got
around 40 minutes of sleep before I was woken up. When we woke up, it was
freezing. Thankfully some lovely people had already begun making breakfast for
us; an egg and bacon roll or sausages. My friend and I walked through the cold
and warmed our tummies with a yummy egg and bacon roll. We sat on the
grandstand, in our sleeping bags while eating our egg and bacon roll as we
watched the sunrise. It was certainly a breathtaking sight. After the sun had rose
and the weather begun to get warmer, I went and got changed into some warmer
clothes and we began to do laps again. By the end of the 20 hours, we had done
80 laps which was 32km. This was definitely an amazing experience and I'll
remember for the rest of my life. I certainly recommend it to anyone who is
interested in it because it's for such a great cause.
Much love,
Sof x
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