Walk On - The Pink Cupcakes

Team Pink Cupcakes and Grandma

My mom and aunt are such inspirational people. Just a few weeks ago, they walked in a walk to fight breast cancer. They walked 60 miles. That's a pretty great accomplishment if you ask me. 60 miles. To fight breast cancer. Not only that, but my grandma is a survivor of breast cancer. They were walking for her, and anyone else that had to go through or is being affected by this.

Cheering them on

It takes a lot of work to get prepared. You have to raise 2,300 dollars (per person) and then take lots of walks to make sure you're ready. 60 miles may sound easy, although it shouldn't sound easy because it isn't easy it's 60 miles, but it's not. Walking about 20 miles a day is tough. I didn't do it, but my mom and aunt did, so that means they're the amazing people, but it sure looked tough. 

After raising the money and getting prepared, my mom and my aunt and everyone went to the opening ceremonies. It was such a great and inspirational thing. You just got so inspired and I think it got the walkers really motivated to walk. Then the walkers went and began their walk and we got to cheer them on.

Walking to the Finish

As they were walking, you got to go to cheering stations and cheer the walkers on. We went to almost every cheering station, and every time I saw my mom and aunt I was so proud. 

60 miles. 3 days. Done.

My aunt ended up hurting her leg and couldn't walk on Day 3, the last 20 miles. We were super proud of her anyway because even just walking almost 50 miles is inspirational and amazing. They both finished the walk together and I could not be more proud of them. It was so amazing to see what the walkers accomplished. 

The closing ceremonies were amazing too, and it really inspired me to want to do the walk for my grandma, who beat breast cancer. I am so proud of my mom, my aunt, my grandma and all the walkers.

Go Pink Cupcakes!
Emily :)

Plays - A Fortune of Friendship

My wonderful summer theater group was back and at it again and on August 4th we put on another amazing play. The cast was aged 9-13.This time we left fantasy and magic behind for a story about a rundown town overcoming the power, while making sure never to forget the importance of friendship.

Shining Stars Theater

The story followed Skid Row, a rundown town where nobody was rich, but nobody was quite miserable. The show opened with Old Lady Jenkins (Brianna Fuchs), the caretaker and lovable old lady of the town making sure that Finn (Lucas Stoddart), the newspaper sales boy on Skid Row started to work. Then we all sang a song that expressed how poor we all were. Then you met Julia (Emily Proctor), a waitress at Kathy's Restaurant who has dreams of going to Broadway and being a singer, and Kathy (Riley Klauza), Julia's best friend and owner of Kathy's who just wants more costumers. Then terrible strikes as Dorinda McGready (Meghann Butchart) and her son Danny (Dominic Tomasi), who befriends Julia, move into down with Dorinda playing to ruin the town so she can make money. The town along with a sassy, conceited singer, Lola LaRain (Bethany Stoddart), Dorinda's maid, Mary Ann (Arianna Sawyer), a homeless, but spunky kid, Trixie (Kennedy Klauza), a newspaper reporter, Marissa Watson (Amanda Pomorski), and a hotdog cart owner, Jessie (Alyssa Griglio)  must overcome Dorinda's power, while trying not to lose each other and friendships that are worth more than what money can buy.

Kathy's Restaurant Singing Contest Scene

This play took a lot of hard work. We worked so hard to make this play what it was. We sang our hearts out and danced like crazy and we made the story look so amazing. The cast was even more amazing. We made friendships and memories and I love Summer Theater. So, so much. 

Kathy and Trixie's Guitar Solo

Sometimes all it takes to find the perfect cast is a bunch of outgoing people ready to go one summer day. You work hard, make new friends, all while performing with them and turning a great scirpt into an amazing show. I'm so proud of everyone in the cast. 

"I've come for the rent," - Dorinda

The tracks in this play were super fun too. The play started with 'Downtown' a song about working hard and being poor on Skid Row. And ended with 'Don't Stop Believin' again. We did 'Don't Stop Believin' in the scene where we have the singing contest.

Downtown, Money Money Money, Diamond's are a Girl's Best Friend, Don't Stop Believin', Yellow, Anything You Can Do, Easy Street, I'll Be There For You, Seize the Day, Pricetag, Don't Stop Believin'. I love Shining Stars Theater and I hope I can do it again next year!

Go Shining Stars!
Emily :)