Dear Team,

Thank you!  Thank you! Thank you!

Thanks to all of you, team UR Walking on Sunshine finished the 2013 Relay for Life as the No. 1 fund-raising team on campus.  Our team raised over $22,000 in the fight against cancer.  In the history of Notre Dame’s Relay for Life, no single team has ever raised this much money.  To put it in perspective, we almost doubled our team goal of $12,000 and surpassed the Fire Fighting Irish, the previous top fund-raising team, by over $5,000.  Truly astounding!

My committee members — Dawn McGrath, Rachel Hughes, Giovana Heeter, Cheryl Schlimpert, Lori Willard, Libby Mountsier and Jessica Brookshire — worked tirelessly and earnestly over the past two months to propel our team into this top position.  This goal could never have been accomplished without them. I am incredibly grateful for their commitment and passion toward this cause.

Our impact in saving lives is significant.  Overall, this year’s relay raised $186,418.58.  In the nine years Notre Dame has been hosting a relay, we have raised over $1 million.

As a team, we should stand proud and relish in our accomplishment. We stepped up to the challenge and truly rallied to turn rain into rainbows!

In appreciation and unity,

Roberta, Team Captain, UR Walking on Sunshine

…rallying to turn rain into rainbows!