On May 31st, 2014 I will be joining others in the annual 24 hour Relay For Life event near where I live. Its a fundraising event supporting the American Cancer Society. It will be taking place in Ojai, California at Nordhoff High School on their football field and running track. I will be joining the team, Milestones and Memories.
Like last year, I will be walking the relay with various Boomboxes cranking tunes and showing support. The event is 24 hours and each team must have a person on the track walking at all times for the full 24 hours.
For more information of why I am walking please click here:
http://main.acsevents.org/goto/chriscronkrite
If there are any local boombox brothers or sisters that would like to bring a radio and walk with me and show their support feel free to PM me for more details. You're welcome to come out for the whole event or just for an hour. During the day there are bands and DJ's and at night they erect a movie screen and play movies. There are some food and drink vendors but it would be a good idea to bring something to eat and drink if you plan on staying a while. I'm not going to lie to you, it's most likely going to be HOT!
I will be bringing my camper to sleep in whenever I can as well as have a staging area to swap out radio's.
People dress up and have fun with the event. Different teams have different themes. Last year I realized that I could drive up attention to my team by carrying a BIG ASS radio and it worked! I got high fives, stopped for photographs and put smiles on many faces. I figured I would ramp it up a notch this year by bringing many more radios from the biggest in my collection to some tiny mini's for when I need a bit of a break! Of course I will be utilizing the famous Blu_Fuz boombox straps as they are invaluable for events like this. I will also be wearing a pedometer to track how many miles I walk and see if I can smash my personal "Walking with a Boombox" record!
I will also be proudly representing Boomboxery with my new Boomboxery T-Shirt
I know things are tight for many people but since this is a fundraiser, you are welcome to donate to the cause of the American Cancer Society by clicking on my personal page HERE. All the money collected by my page counts towards my team Milestones and Memories. You can donate as little as one dollar and everything helps.
More than just a fundraiser I have learned through attending that this is a positive support group for people who have lost loved ones or are going through dealing with cancer now. Hearing peoples personal stories and seeing it first hand was enough to make me want to get involved. What I am doing with the radios simply ties in something I love and I have seen it put smiles on people faces first hand as we all know boomboxes do. This event is a community and boomboxes support communities through the sharing of music and NOTHING does that better than a BIG ASS RADIO!
The plan will be to post pictures to this thread throughout the 24 hour relay via my cell phone so you can see the BLASTERS IN ACTION!
Thanks for taking the time to read this thread
I also want to thank Fatdog for allowing me to post here on the forum!
It means a lot!
Here is a picture of me last year...
Like last year, I will be walking the relay with various Boomboxes cranking tunes and showing support. The event is 24 hours and each team must have a person on the track walking at all times for the full 24 hours.
For more information of why I am walking please click here:
http://main.acsevents.org/goto/chriscronkrite
If there are any local boombox brothers or sisters that would like to bring a radio and walk with me and show their support feel free to PM me for more details. You're welcome to come out for the whole event or just for an hour. During the day there are bands and DJ's and at night they erect a movie screen and play movies. There are some food and drink vendors but it would be a good idea to bring something to eat and drink if you plan on staying a while. I'm not going to lie to you, it's most likely going to be HOT!
I will be bringing my camper to sleep in whenever I can as well as have a staging area to swap out radio's.
People dress up and have fun with the event. Different teams have different themes. Last year I realized that I could drive up attention to my team by carrying a BIG ASS radio and it worked! I got high fives, stopped for photographs and put smiles on many faces. I figured I would ramp it up a notch this year by bringing many more radios from the biggest in my collection to some tiny mini's for when I need a bit of a break! Of course I will be utilizing the famous Blu_Fuz boombox straps as they are invaluable for events like this. I will also be wearing a pedometer to track how many miles I walk and see if I can smash my personal "Walking with a Boombox" record!
I will also be proudly representing Boomboxery with my new Boomboxery T-Shirt
I know things are tight for many people but since this is a fundraiser, you are welcome to donate to the cause of the American Cancer Society by clicking on my personal page HERE. All the money collected by my page counts towards my team Milestones and Memories. You can donate as little as one dollar and everything helps.
More than just a fundraiser I have learned through attending that this is a positive support group for people who have lost loved ones or are going through dealing with cancer now. Hearing peoples personal stories and seeing it first hand was enough to make me want to get involved. What I am doing with the radios simply ties in something I love and I have seen it put smiles on people faces first hand as we all know boomboxes do. This event is a community and boomboxes support communities through the sharing of music and NOTHING does that better than a BIG ASS RADIO!
The plan will be to post pictures to this thread throughout the 24 hour relay via my cell phone so you can see the BLASTERS IN ACTION!
Thanks for taking the time to read this thread
I also want to thank Fatdog for allowing me to post here on the forum!
It means a lot!
Here is a picture of me last year...
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Make us proud brother 
TOMORROW IS THE BIG DAY! 
But I will survive to blast another day!