09/23/2026
Incredible!!! So grateful I got to play a small part in such an amazing event by adding a little extra color with balloons💛
What a wonderful nonprofit and an even more meaningful cause!
What. A. Day. 💜🌸
To every walker, survivor, fighter, caregiver, family member, volunteer, sponsor, donor, vendor, food truck, team captain, friend and supporter who showed up for our 8th Annual Valley Girls & Guys! Be The Hope Walk…
THANK YOU.
Because of YOU, we made history.
🌸 RECORD-BREAKING 1,144 WALKERS!
💜 $266,235.73 RAISED — AND COUNTING!
That total is not even final! We still have matching gifts and additional donations coming in, which means the impact of this incredible day continues to grow. Do you have a matching gift with your company you work for? Let us know!
But these aren't just numbers.
Every dollar represents HOPE.
Hope for the cancer patient who receives a Blanket of Comfort & Hope on one of the hardest days of their life.
Hope for the oncology patient who needs a little financial help through our HOPE Fund.
Hope for a family facing the unimaginable who gets to make memories together through our Who Dreams program.
And hope for the thousands of people who walked together Saturday—some celebrating survivorship, some still fighting, and some carrying the name and memory of someone they love.
THAT is what you made possible.
🌸 OUR 2026 BE THE HOPE HONOREES 🌸
🏆 Biggest Team: Ross-Some Squad
🏆 Biggest Family Team: Ali's Army
🏆 Highest Individual Fundraiser: Nancy Jones
🏆 Highest Team Fundraiser: Trapper's Sushi Co.
🏆 Biggest Impact Fundraiser in the Shortest Amount of Time: Pla-Mor Bar and Grill
CONGRATULATIONS! Your passion, hard work and belief in this mission were incredible.
To our amazing sponsors—many who have stood beside us year after year—thank you for believing in Valley Girls & Guys! and investing in the cancer patients and families we serve.
PRESENTING SPONSOR - Les Schwab Tire Centers
Dream Sponsors - Valley Medical Center & Clinics||The Cancer Center, City of Maple Valley, WA - Government, Trapper's Sushi Co. and One.7, Inc.
Inspire Sponsors - Drain-Pro Inc. - Washington, Recology, Columbia Distributing - Washington and Josh Cellars.
Start/Finish Line Sponsors - Goodfellow Bros, Pacific Office Automation, Inc. and Greenwood Heating and Home Services & Love Sponsor: Driven 2 Brand and Hope Sponsor Edward Jones (Maple Valley).
To our food and beverage vendors, community partners and businesses, thank you for helping turn the walk into a day where people could stay, gather, laugh, eat, raise a glass, listen to music and simply enjoy being together. Thank you to all of our food vendors: Trapper's Sushi Co. Rolling Smoke BBQ & Co, PNW Cheesecake Company , Ono Ice Shack Hawaiian Shave Ice, Flying Swirl, La Mezcla Catering, and Peace Loaf Co. Thank you to Columbia Distributing for supplying all of our b**r and water and Josh Cellars for supplying all our w**e for our B**r and W**e Garden. Also thank you to Panera Bread of Maple Valley for your special treats at registration. Special thank you to City of Maple Valley, City of Maple Valley Parks and Police Department and City Council. Thank you to Driven 2 Brand for being on site to do VGG Swag sales, Valley Medical Center for the fun medic tent and of course thank you to Winston the Rescue Donkey and family for your appearance again this year! And thank you to Joshmurphy.photography for doing all of our photos again and especially our new FAMILY picture that will grace all of our Blankets of Comfort and Hope for the next year! WE appreciate you all!
To our volunteers—we could NEVER do this without you. From setup to registration, handing out shirts, directing walkers, cheering, cleanup and the countless jobs most people never see: you are the heartbeat behind this event.
And to the 1,144 people who walked with us…
You showed up.
You remembered.
You celebrated.
You honored.
You fought.
You chose to BE THE HOPE for someone else.
From the bottom of my heart and on behalf of everyone at Valley Girls & Guys!, thank you for making our 8th Annual Be The Hope Walk XOXO 2026 one we will never forget.
And we're not stopping here. 💜
📅 SAVE THE DATE
9th Annual Be The Hope Walk
Saturday, September 18, 2027
We broke records this year.
Now let's see what we can do together in 2027.
Sign up, start your team, bring your family and friends, and walk with us again as we continue changing the journey for cancer patients and their families.
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Until then, keep choosing kindness.
Keep showing up for one another.
Keep spreading HOPE.
Because together, WE ARE THE HOPE. 💜🌸
With love, gratitude & HOPE,
Tina McDonough
Founder, Valley Girls & Guys!
Be The Hope Walk
