Today hosted the much anticipated Mega Sale. I found out about this activity a couple of weeks ago, so I didn't have enough time to gather the members of my Relay team to donate items for sale. Therefore, all of the responsibility rested on the shoulders of me and my co-captain, Denis. I knew I had to persevere with the planning of this event because the fundraiser relied almost entirely on my participation.
And in the end, the responsibility was ENTIRELY mine. Last night, Denis was in a car accident that was pretty severe. He's doing well, but obviously was unable to make the Mega Sale. I didn't find this out until afterwards, so I was a bit frustrated thinking that he wasn't following through with his responsibilities. This also meant that there would be a deficit of items to sell. No matter. I spent yesterday and this morning gathering everything in the house that was marketable. I called my grandparents as well and received a few donations from them. I was prepared with my small contribution and my father and I went to the Mega Sale armed with our bounty, ready to sell goods and make money to donate to cancer research.
After three plus hours of dedication, we made $25.10. It's not an outstanding amount, but it's respectable. We sold a desk and a computer, which I expected would make more money, but I wasn't thinking realistically that in essence this was a yard sale filled with people only willing to strike a bargain. I wish that they had thought more of the cause instead of buying something on the cheap. Either way I am glad that I persevered through this event and actually made a bit of money to donate. It really helped me to understand how difficult it is to get money to research combatants of this tragic disease. Seeing the people around me, some of them cancer survivors, so dedicated to a cause really made me feel proud of humanity.
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