the motto for the Edmonton Relay for Life this past May. i had the opportunity to join my friend, hope walls, and her team to document this event. the relay for life, an event hosted by the canadian cancer society, is a large cancer fundraiser spanning a “12-hour, overnight, non-competitive event that involves teams of participants who take turns walking, running or strolling around a track.”

it was a moving and eye-opening experience. the amount of love, support and strength exuding from the cancer survivors and their family members was of immense proportions. i am so thankful for being a teeny tiny part of it {thanks hope}.

* all images are copyright of the canadian cancer society.

here are some images from the survivors’ dinner.

then we headed out to the track for the survivors’ victory lap and the team relays. 

as always, thanks so much for reading ~

xx, mir

Here’s the link to the rest of the story:
http://christinehopaluk.wordpress.com/2009/05/27/a-picture-story-of-hope/

To my photographer team mates: if you would like to add your team Clickin’ Cancer’s Butt photos to this set, feel free to watermark them and send them to me and I’ll add them to this post.  admin (at) christinehopaluk (dot) com

Our fearless leader dressed in her cape (she made capes for all of us!):
Hope Walls

Her family even came out to show their support

Now that’s dedication, strapping not only a camera on, but also a baby

The day was beautiful.  It was full of tears, laughter, and hugs; but most importantly there was this amazing presence of Unity and Hope.

Here is the day: a picture story of Hope.

The survivor balloon release…

I think a few of the balloons form the shape of a heart in the middle..can you see it?  That’s for you Chris.

These fabulous girls were celebrating the bride’s stagette (she’s getting married next week-end!) by doing the Relay for Life.  Fantastic!