CrossFit for Cancer: A Charity Workout Event

I'm Sarah Grace, the founder of the Grace Foundation, a nonprofit organization that honors my mom who I lost to multiple myeloma cancer. My first annual CrossFit for Cancer workout is being held at CrossFit Hyde Park, and all proceeds will go directly to supporting holistic and integrative care for individuals with cancer.

I've got vendors setting up, a DJ ready to go live, and about three different heats filled with people doing this workout. I'm excited to take you guys with me as we get everything squared away in the gym. Welcome to our first annual CrossFit for Cancer!

Before I start my speech, I just want to say thank you to all of you for being here. Your support means a lot to me, and every little bit helps in making my dream come true. Michelle, thank you so much for letting me take over her gym today.

I have a question for you guys: how many of you in one way or another have been affected by cancer? Whether it's personal or someone in your life that you love, please show me some hands. Yes, I know how hard it can be to lose someone to cancer, and as someone who has lost their mom to this disease, it's close to my heart.

Cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide, with 1 million,735,300 new cases diagnosed this year alone. That's almost forty percent of men in their lifetime who will get cancer. It's heartbreaking to think about how many lives are affected by this disease.

But I believe that with a healthy lifestyle, consisting of diet, exercise, and mental health, we can prevent disease. Chemotherapy and radiation may be effective for some, but for others, they're not the only options. At the Grace Foundation, we're raising money to support holistic and integrative care for those who prefer alternative treatments.

The money raised from this workout will go directly towards helping people pay for these alternative treatments. I want to thank my sponsors who have provided gifts for our winners, raffle prizes, and just shown up with their tables. Clean Conscience Foods, doTERRA essential oils, Clean Juice, Love Health Chiropractic, and Chesty Fitness have all been amazing supporters today.

We're also grateful to Fit Aid for repping them at the event. Today was a huge success, and I'm so happy with how it turned out. My husband Travis and I are going to double whatever we made today, so we'll be contributing to the cause as well.

If you're interested in supporting this cause, please visit our website, the Grace Charity Org, and learn more about us. You can also donate there. The main thing I want people to take away from this is that your health is your responsibility. It's up to you to eat healthy, exercise, and do all those things to live a better quality of life.

For those of you who may be struggling with cancer, I want you to know that there are alternative treatments available. At the Grace Foundation, I'm hoping to connect people with doctors and practitioners around the world who can help them on their journey towards healing.

Thanks for watching today, and I'll see you all soon!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enI have a question for you guys and I'd like to get a showing of hands how many of you in one way or another have been affected by cancer alright so today is the first annual CrossFit for cancer it's a charity workout that I have been working to put on this is my first ever charity event and I'm throwing it here at CrossFit Hyde Park and all of the proceeds go to my nonprofit the grace foundation I don't know if you guys follow me on social media and if you knew that I have a non-profit go check it out it's the grace charity org and it honors my mom who I lost to multiple myeloma cancer I want to take you guys with me I've got vendors coming a deejay it's gonna be a fun day with about three different heats filled with people doing this workout so I'm going to take you with me as we go in the gym and get everything squared away all right so I'm here at CrossFit Life Park and we are getting set up for my first annual CrossFit for cancer WOD I've got our vendors getting started DJs about to go live everyone can I get your attention so welcome to our first annual CrossFit for cancer I'm Sarah grace I am the founder I'm the founder of the Grace Foundation and before I get into my little speech I just want to say thank you to all of you guys for being here you have no idea how much it means to me to have your support and you know every little bit helps in making my dream come true so thank you for being here thank you to Michelle her letting me take over her gym I have a question for you guys and I'd like to get a showing of hands how many of you in one way or another have been affected by cancer whether it's personal or somebody in your life that you love a lot of hands yes I I lost my mother in multiple myeloma cancer in 14 and so this cause is super close to my heart because not only have I lost somebody but I know a lot of you guys have as well cancer is passing heart disease as the number one cause of death and this year 1 million seven hundred and thirty five thousand three hundred and fifty new cases of cancer will be diagnosed that's almost forty percent of men in at some point in their life get cancer that's upsetting to me and so I believe that with a healthy lifestyle that consists of diet exercise mental health all of those things can help us in preventing disease it is really up to us to do that chemotherapy and radiation is less than 3 percent effective but yet we keep telling people that is their only option it's a broken system and so we have to take responsibility for our own health so at the Grays Foundation we're raising money to actually help pay for the treatments of people who don't want to go with chemotherapy and radiation they'd like to go with holistic and integrative care so the money that you guys have spent to do this workout today will go directly to that cause thank you guys so much all right guys that's a wrap for my first CrossFit for cancer charity event it was a huge success everybody had fun and we got to support a great cause I'm super super happy with how it turned out and all the support I got I really want to thank my sponsors that were providing gifts for our winners and things for the raffle and just showing up with their tables I'm sure you guys saw clean conscience foods doTERRA essential oils would clean juice and we also had a love health chiropractic they were here and then super big shout out to chesty for the gift certificates to our winners and fit aide as always reppin fit aid and so yeah it was really cool I hope you guys like watching and stay tuned for some of my other events that I hope to be throwing here in the future my husband Travis and I are going to be doubling whatever we made today on this event so we are going to be contributing from the amount of what we made we are going to be contributing the bat and doubling it for the charity so today was a huge success and I know that we raise a lot of funds if any of you are interested in supporting this cause you can go to our website the grace charity org read more about us and you can donate there as well the main thing I want people to take away from this is that your health is your responsibility it's up to you vent disease in their life it's up to you to eat healthy to exercise and to do all of those things to live a better quality of life and for those of you that may be struggling with cancer you've been diagnosed there are other alternatives out there for you for treatment and at the Grace Foundation I'm hoping to connect those people with doctors and practitioners around the world that are treating people for cancer so thanks for watching today and I will see you all soonI have a question for you guys and I'd like to get a showing of hands how many of you in one way or another have been affected by cancer alright so today is the first annual CrossFit for cancer it's a charity workout that I have been working to put on this is my first ever charity event and I'm throwing it here at CrossFit Hyde Park and all of the proceeds go to my nonprofit the grace foundation I don't know if you guys follow me on social media and if you knew that I have a non-profit go check it out it's the grace charity org and it honors my mom who I lost to multiple myeloma cancer I want to take you guys with me I've got vendors coming a deejay it's gonna be a fun day with about three different heats filled with people doing this workout so I'm going to take you with me as we go in the gym and get everything squared away all right so I'm here at CrossFit Life Park and we are getting set up for my first annual CrossFit for cancer WOD I've got our vendors getting started DJs about to go live everyone can I get your attention so welcome to our first annual CrossFit for cancer I'm Sarah grace I am the founder I'm the founder of the Grace Foundation and before I get into my little speech I just want to say thank you to all of you guys for being here you have no idea how much it means to me to have your support and you know every little bit helps in making my dream come true so thank you for being here thank you to Michelle her letting me take over her gym I have a question for you guys and I'd like to get a showing of hands how many of you in one way or another have been affected by cancer whether it's personal or somebody in your life that you love a lot of hands yes I I lost my mother in multiple myeloma cancer in 14 and so this cause is super close to my heart because not only have I lost somebody but I know a lot of you guys have as well cancer is passing heart disease as the number one cause of death and this year 1 million seven hundred and thirty five thousand three hundred and fifty new cases of cancer will be diagnosed that's almost forty percent of men in at some point in their life get cancer that's upsetting to me and so I believe that with a healthy lifestyle that consists of diet exercise mental health all of those things can help us in preventing disease it is really up to us to do that chemotherapy and radiation is less than 3 percent effective but yet we keep telling people that is their only option it's a broken system and so we have to take responsibility for our own health so at the Grays Foundation we're raising money to actually help pay for the treatments of people who don't want to go with chemotherapy and radiation they'd like to go with holistic and integrative care so the money that you guys have spent to do this workout today will go directly to that cause thank you guys so much all right guys that's a wrap for my first CrossFit for cancer charity event it was a huge success everybody had fun and we got to support a great cause I'm super super happy with how it turned out and all the support I got I really want to thank my sponsors that were providing gifts for our winners and things for the raffle and just showing up with their tables I'm sure you guys saw clean conscience foods doTERRA essential oils would clean juice and we also had a love health chiropractic they were here and then super big shout out to chesty for the gift certificates to our winners and fit aide as always reppin fit aid and so yeah it was really cool I hope you guys like watching and stay tuned for some of my other events that I hope to be throwing here in the future my husband Travis and I are going to be doubling whatever we made today on this event so we are going to be contributing from the amount of what we made we are going to be contributing the bat and doubling it for the charity so today was a huge success and I know that we raise a lot of funds if any of you are interested in supporting this cause you can go to our website the grace charity org read more about us and you can donate there as well the main thing I want people to take away from this is that your health is your responsibility it's up to you vent disease in their life it's up to you to eat healthy to exercise and to do all of those things to live a better quality of life and for those of you that may be struggling with cancer you've been diagnosed there are other alternatives out there for you for treatment and at the Grace Foundation I'm hoping to connect those people with doctors and practitioners around the world that are treating people for cancer so thanks for watching today and I will see you all soon\n"