Team Lilly - Great Strides 2012

Team Lilly is so special that it gets a blog post all its own!  We participated in Great Strides at Whitaker Bank ballpark for the third year in a row and had another successful year!  Team Lilly raised over $5,000 this year from your generous donations.  We did so not only through our online fundraising, but through two new fundraisers incorporated this year - Spirit Nights at Chik-fil-a and Orange Leaf.  Team Lilly supporters came out in droves (we counted over 100 each Spirit Night!) to eat at Chik-fil-a or enjoy FROYO with a portion of the proceeds going to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation on behalf of Team Lilly.  It was wonderful to see everyone wear their pink shirts and come out to support us! We hope to have more fundraisers like this in the future to help raise awareness and spirit!  I have created a Team Lilly group on Facebook to help us better reach our supporters - become a member of the group so you know what we have in store in the coming year.  If interested, and you aren't already a member, "friend" me on Facebook and I will make sure you are included.  We will continue to look for fun ways for Team Lilly to fundraise for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and will keep you posted!

As for the Great Strides walk itself, we had yet another beautiful day, but, boy, was it hot!  I was so thrilled to see all the additional supporters for other teams come out this year for Great Strides.  It was definitely our largest crowd ever.  Although our Team Lilly numbers were thinned this year due to a busy Saturday, I still think Team Lilly was one of the largest teams to walk and of course, we are the loudest and are very noticeable in our bright pink!  I can't close this blog without thanking so many people for their hard work and support, especially:  my cousin Trey Cranfill for his design skills (the t-shirts looked fabulous) and Uncle Bob and Aunt Windy for their tailgating supplies and help with the t-shirts, the Minors for their delicious ham biscuits, Ellen Underwood and Laura Jarboe for helping me with food and coffee, Julie George for bringing the Krispy Kreme donuts for a third year in a row, Barb and Jerry for the wonderful monkey bread and pecan tassies, and all those that came out to walk with us and donated to our cause!  Here are some pictures - hope you enjoy them!

A yummy brunch!

Love the family support!

Dr. Kuhn is a Team Lilly supporter!

Team Lilly

Me and my girls

The Family Photo

Grammie with Lilly

Walking for Team Lilly

Ashley and Travis came all the way from Louisville to support us!

All this so this beautiful little girl has a chance for a long and happy life!

Such sweet supporters...

Cooling off after the walk!

Finally, Jeremy and I are also on the committee for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Seafood Splash and Spirit Bash scheduled for August 25, 2012 at Rossi's in Lexington.  We hope you will consider joining us - it is such a fun night of great seafood, an open bar, music, and silent and premier auctions.  Tickets are $75/person and corporate sponsorships are available.  The Cranfill, Neikirk, and Lankster crew come out in full force, so you know it will be a good time.  If interested, email me or call me and I will get you tickets!