Bothell

What a beatiful weekend for FUN-draising!

Hooray for the Survivors!!! Relay For Life 2009 Relay For Life, Relay For FUN Hi there-  I just spent the last 24 hours walkking with my teammates around a track at Skyview Junior High School in the Northshore School District.  Why did my friends and I do that, you may ask?  We were participating in an annual event called The American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life.  Relay For Life was started by an oncologist in Tacoma in 1985…  since it’s inception this fundraiser has brought in more than 3.5 Billion dollars for cancer research and support of patients.  Not only is this my fourth year participating in this important community event, it is my third year of being team captain of Friend’s For The Fight (against cancer). The object of the event itself is to pay tribute to those that have been taken from us by cancer, and to honor those that have survived and/or continue to fight cancer still.  The event begins with a lap just for Survivors, as the other 600 or so participating members of the community line the track cheering them on in their success.  As a survivor myself I can attest to the powerful transfer of positive energy that this walk of fame gives... 

About Bothell, WA

Bothell is a city located in King and Snohomish Counties in the state of Washington. The population was 30,150 at the time of the 2000 census. Bothell Neighborhoods Downtown Bothell, north of Bothell Way on the north side of the Sammamish River, was an area originally settled by pioneers and contains a business district along Main Street, and several blocks of residences at the foot of Beckstrom Hill. It also contains city hall and the police station, the Bothell Library, and Pop Keeney Stadium. Riverfront, south of Bothell Way and mostly along the south side of the river near Riverside Drive, contains Sammamish River Park, Blyth Park, several residences, and the Northshore Senior Center. Westhill is a mid-20th century residential expansion on the hill to the west of downtown, and includes Bothell High School and Westhill Elementary School. Maywood/Beckstrom Hill is a residential neighborhood on the hill north of downtown, and is the location of Maywood Hills Elementary School, Heritage Christian Academy and St. Brendan’s Parish School. North Creek, named for Bothell’s second-largest waterway, is a business and light industrial district with several large big...