Kids' Mile Course Map

Here is the Kids' Mile course map! Fun for the whole family at the Flashlight 5K! Please sign up at flashlight5K.blogspot.com, and invite a friend! And don't forget, glowsticks for EVERYONE, as well as glow-in-the-dark kickball afterwards! #MegaStrong Cal's Angels

It's getting real!

This week we received our yard signs and placed them all over Elburn, Maple Park, Sugar Grove, Kaneville and West Aurora. Thank you to True Knack Graphics! They look great! Be on the lookout for them!

Also, this week we picked up a lot of the refreshments for the race. We currently have 240 water bottles on our dining room table, and lots of granola bars. I can't even begin to tell you how many glowsticks and how much reflective tape we have as well. Seeing all of it there makes it all seem very real! I can't wait!

Online Volunteer Sign-Up!

Ask and you shall receive! Many of you have asked how you can volunteer at the Flashlight 5K, and I am thankful for that because we need your help! Today, Coach Clarey, my mom, and I toured the course together to figure out the volunteer positions on and off the course. We then made an online sign-up with all of the positions described. The link is https://www.signupgenius.com/…/8050F4EABA922AAFA7-volunteer… 
Also, below is a map showing the different volunteer zones on the course that are referred to in the sign-up.
Thank you again for being willing to help make this night a success and to help bring awareness and support to childhood cancer. #MegaStrong Cal's Angels

Welcoming War on Wheels home!

Today we got to cheer on our friend, Megan Sporny, as she join in the last 8 mile leg of the 2,499 mile War on Wheels! Cal's Angels organized this amazing ride down Rt. 66 to bring awareness to childhood cancer. I am proud of all the warriors we saw today, and would like to support them in any way we can. I was also able to meet with Stacey Skjoldager, one of the founders of Cal's Angels. I'm so thankful for her support of the Flashlight 5K. Only 12 more days! Please continue to spread the word! It'll be a fun night and together we'll help kids that need our support!

5K course map! Kids' mile course map coming soon!

Check it out! Here's the Flashlight 5K course map. The Kids' Mile course map is coming soon. The volunteer Sign Up Genius will be posted tomorrow. I'm ordering some extra race t-shirts...please keep spreading the word!! Thank you again for all of your support!

I can't thank you enough.

One of the things I've been struck with as I was gathering donations for my project was how many people's lives have been touched by cancer. And maybe because of that, so many people have been willing to help. Thanks to everyone for supporting my project, whether it's through encouragement, advice, spreading the word, advertising, loaning supplies, In-kind and monetary donations.

Special thanks for your generous monetary donations this week to: Dennis and Jean Nosek (my grandparents), Elburn Lions Club, Marjorie and Chet Cybulski, Bob Jass Chevrolet, Sal Occhipinti, Joy and Mike Brown, Charlene and Mark Thompson, The Home Depot, Alice's Place, and Jewel-Osco

Thanks to the sponsors that have offered In-kind donations this week: True Knack Graphics, Scott Kurth, Keson, and Race Time, Inc.

Thanks to BSN SPORTS for working with me on the race T-shirts. Thanks to Running Awards and Apparel for helping me with the race medals.

Finally, thank you to Jean Lundsteen, Connie Schweitzer, Coach Clarey, David Rohlman, Coach Bieritz, Sheila Abano, and my Mom, for all the support, advice, and encouragement you've given me throughout this project.

I couldn't organize this project without all of you. I thank you sincerely.

Be on the lookout...

...for these cool yard signs around town next week! Thank you so much to True Knack Graphics for sponsoring the Flashlight 5K!

Riding for Megan!

Just a few days ago, the riders for War on Wheels honored Megan! Every day they ride for a different group of kids. They are riding 2,499 miles from Los Angeles, California to Chicago over the course of 5 weeks! I am definitely going to the Celebration to welcome them home on Sunday, June 2! (More information about that on Cal's Angels Facebook page.)

Cal's Angels War on Wheels

Choosing an Eagle project is a big decision for any Scout. And choosing the beneficiary for your project is just as important. I had learned of Cal's Angels when they had done an awareness program at my school. After my friend, Megan, was diagnosed with cancer, I knew that I wanted to raise awareness about childhood cancer. When i visited their website with my mom, I realized that I had just found my beneficiary. They do so much good for kids and their families that need it. Please watch this short video on their War on Wheels Ride. It is truly inspiring. And this is just one example of the good work that Cal's Angels does on behalf of pediatric cancer.

Go Grey in May!

Go Grey In May! You may have seen on Facebook that some friends are helping to raise more awareness for Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors during the month of May. Since my project's goal is to raise awareness for the cause of fighting children's cancer, and to encourage people to support groups like Cal's Angels, I thought I would take part in "Go Grey In May!" too! 
As you know, my friend, Megan Sporny, is fighting glioma cancer that was found in a tumor in her spine last October. I am so proud of her that during her fight, she is helping others in their fight. Not only is Megan helping to raise awareness for children's cancer by being the spotlight child for the Flashlight 5K, but she is also the patient champion for the Run for Gus 5K supporting Lurie Children's Hospital Brain Tumor Program. I am so proud of my friend, Megan, and admire her so much.

ONLINE REGISTRATION

BIG NEWS!! The online registration for the Flashlight 5K is up and running!! 
http://signmeup.com/130566
Bring your funky costumes, flashlights, headlamps, or anything reflective or that glows, and we'll give you glowsticks to wear on the course! There will be lots of Troop 46ers, Kaneland runners, Accelerators and friends lighting your way! After the run/walk, stay for glow-in-the-dark kickball, cornhole, flashlight tag, music and snacks! Lots of fun for such a good cause...fighting children's cancer! 
More information is on the registration page. Hope to see you there! 
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