Spirit Wheel Walk Run... and Horseshoe!

This year for our annual Spirit Wheel Walk Run we are doing something different. Well, kind of different. We did some fundraising at a family event last year and raised money and had fun. 

This year we decided to just have the fundraising event and a horseshoe tournamnet.

We had a raffle, with gifts collected over the last couple of months and donated.  Katheryn and Madison worked hard on making some signs for the raffle!

Rory is guarding the raffle table!

 And we charged for admission as well ($10 adult/$5 child) for horseshoes and dinner

 We had some fun set up for the kids as well (but there is a lake for kids... except for Nick... to swim in). But Nick still had fun

 The dogs liked the ducky pond

And we had some basketball

 

But we had a bunch of kids, a whole lot of dogs and lots of different people who came

 We had 2 horseshoe pits set up and ready for a tournamenet

Experience with horseshoes was not necessary

 

Really it was just for everyone to have fun

I got some shirts for our family to wear

I find your lack of awareness disturbing

Support Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Awareness with me

And together we will rule the galaxy!

Nick thought I was taking too many pictures, and so I only got this picture with the 2 of us

After horseshoes and dinner it was time for the raffle!

And the trophy!

Our total raised from this fundraiser was $1685!

AMAZING!

I am so thankful for our family who did all of the planning for it this year. And for everyone who came out to have fun with us!

I didn't get any family picture this year.
But this is one picture that shows how much fun everyone had!

We are planning to continue to do this next year (and I already have some ideas)

Our 6th Annual Spirit Wheel Walk Run

The day of our event came. 

And we had a fantastic turn out!

We had 41 people come out as part of Nick's Cheering Squad.

We had families and friends, co-workers and school friends.
And we had 4 families with spina bifida together!

It was about half kids and adults, so we got a kid picture of everyone!
From 2 weeks old to 14 years!

Nick was very excited to start on his walk

We started relatively on time, with Nick leading the way

The weather was nice and sunny but not super hot.
So it was perfect (but I have said that I will walk rain or shine... shine is just preferred)

Everyone took turns pushing Nick, and he had a blast!

We stopped at the look-out and the kids had fun climbing up and watching all of the adults below

and I think the adults were glad to have a rest

The kids were playing a game and didn't want to go back! Except of course that that is where the food was...

We all posed for some pictures while we waited

But for some reason didn't get one of all of us together

I can see how our event has grown in the last couple of years. We used to be walk for the whole 3 hours. Now we walk more as a group together, everyone (almost) makes it to the look out, and then we walk back.

The leisurely pace we made let us all talk as we walked.
And catch up with other families

Katheryn and Hannah were together as usual!

Then it was back to the picnic area for some socializing and food

and baby snuggles

And Nick was doing lifts on his walker

We picnicked right beside the playground (too cold for the splash pad) so the kids all had lots of fun, and the adults weren't too far away

And I even had an opportunity to educate some people who stopped and asked us about our event

At the end of the day we all had another fantastic year of cheering on Nickolas!

Nick passed out soon after we got home...

Always a sign of how well the day went!

We are still fundraising until the end of the month

/https://www.canadahelps.org/en/pages/nicks-cheering-squad-2/

and I'm still working on some awareness posts and videos.

But you will definately see Nick's Cheering Squad walking, riding and wheeling next year!

Fundraising for our 6th SWWR

The Spirit Wheel Walk Run has been an annual event for the past 6 years.
We have walked in the sun, in the rain, in the cold and in the perfect weather (which of course is what I'm hoping for).

Our SWWR is about raising funds to support our association, the Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association! This is the association that help to support families just like ours and really and truely knows that spina bifida is more than just a diagnosis.

It is a goofy smile

It is a unique taste in head-wear.

It is the joy of riding the Tea Cups (again and again)

It is about having your own hero

And knowing how to make people laugh

It is about loving unconditionally

And sharing a laugh

It is about working hard

And meeting new friends

It is about being a part of a family

and about taking the long way home

Spina bifida is so much more than a diagnosis. It is a life that is being fully lived

So if you want to come and support us, be part of Nick's Cheering Squad, then come and join our walk!

And if you want to fundraise, and raise money for our association, then you can donate to our SWWR and the Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association through Nick's fundraising page

https://www.canadahelps.org/en/pages/nicks-cheering-squad-2/

Thank you for all of your support!