Today was the day that the Pack It Up Anti-Tobacco Road trip officially started. We were up quite early, 5 AM to be exact, and enjoyed breakfast at the Rott's home.
We had to leave at 7 AM to make sure that we would be on time for the North Dakota State Fair Parade Line Up. After traveling for a few hours in a bit of fog we made it safely to Minot, North Dakota with a few minutes to spare. After making a quick run into Wal-Mart for window pant, poster board, pens, and other needed items we were ready for the day ahead of us.
We met up with SADD friends and Northern Lights Advisory Board (NLAB) members that came to help us out at the parade. We hung out for about two hours waiting for the parade to start rolling. We stayed occupied decorating our van and car and chatting with fellow SADD friends. Since we were number 195 we had to wait, but it was well worth it! Thanks so much everyone for having the parade be a huge success.
Then it was getting into the vehicles. We had a four hour drive to Fargo which was our next stop on our trip. After many of us rejuvenated from a quick nap on the road we were very happy to be welcomed into Fargo, ND.
Our second awareness stop was at Island Park in Fargo. We stayed there for a few hours getting shots for the video and of course visiting with people in the park. It was a very encouraging night with a great response from several in the park! Thank you. We also got to visit one of our major sponosors, Sanford Health. It was great to finally meet them and thank them for their generous support of the trip.
We enjoyed a great meal at Olive Garden and are excited for the day ahead of us tomorrow. We will be stopping at the Capitol Grounds in Minneapolis, MN and Wisconsin Dells, WI.
Congrats to Emily Kallis, Miss Frazee. May you have a year filled with joy and success. May God bless your year of service.
God Bless,
Paige
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