Austin Wedding Photographer Shannon Cunningham

I am participating in the Livestrong Challenge for The Lance Armstrong Foundation this October in Austin, TX.

The Lance Armstrong Foundation unites people to fight cancer, believing that unity is strength, knowledge is power, and attitude is everything. Through the dollars and awareness that we raise, we can inspire and empower individuals, and we can make life better for the millions of people across the globe fighting cancer today.

Why am I participating? Well, there are lots of reasons, but there is one in particular that is very close to my heart.

My lovely, lovely Mother in law, and Savannah’s Gaga B,  Bridget Cunningham, was diagnosed with colon cancer last fall. She has made it through surgery and several months of chemotherapy like a champ.  Currently, we are waiting on some test results to see how successful the treatment was, but her doctors are hopeful and encouraged and so am I. I don’t want to sit around and hope though. I want to DO something.

To honor her fight and the fights of all cancer survivors, myself and a few friends from high school are team ‘Bridget’s Fighting Irish: Kicking Cancer in the Arse’ (Bridget is Irish in case the team name didn’t give it away).

I am asking for a donation of ANY size from you. You can donate online HERE.

What’s in it for you besides picking a fight with cancer and getting us one step closer to a cure? Well, here it is:

This is my husband’s Halloween costume from last year. He went as a giant yellow banana.

The Livestrong Foundation’s color is yellow, so I figured, if I can raise at least $1000, I will run the 5K in this costume. I will most certainly post photos here as well.

Come on – laugh at my expense and kick cancer in the arse!!! Donate HERE

Feel free to pass this along to anyone you know. Also, we’d love some more team members, so if you’re interested – join us!!

XOXO

Shannon