By Stefanie Bainum
sbainum@abcnews4.com
DANIEL ISLAND, S.C. (WCIV) -- The Guinness World Record for the largest mosaic picture held by people, was broken by 1,458 people at Blackbaud Stadium on Saturday morning.
The picture in the middle of it all -- was drawn by 5-year-old Ansley McEvoy. Ansley was diagnosed with lymphoma last year, after arriving at the hospital for a stomach ache.
Ansley has undergone 22 chemotherapy treatments, and to celebrate her brave fight, a family friend came up with the idea for "Ansley's Attempt."
"She enjoys getting greeting cards from people and she enjoys coloring pictures, so he combined the greeting card and coloring picture idea and thought that trying to break a record with one of her pictures as the mosaic would be a fun thing," said Ansley's mother, Amy McEvoy.
Over 3,000 people attended the event held at Blackbaud Stadium. Ansley and her family viewed part of the event from a hot air balloon, before strong winds forced them to come down.
But no wind, could take away the magic of the world record-setting event.
"Just when people were here, I loved that they would care about other people that have cancer," said 5-year-old Ansley McEvoy.
"I have to say it's one of the sweetest feelings I've ever had, to see this many people love our family the way they have," said Amy McEvoy.
Loving families was a big reason for "Ansley's Attempt." The event raised money for The Journey House, which is a non-profit group started by the McEvoys, that aims to build housing for families to stay in while their children undergo treatment at MUSC.
"When you see the families that disease has affected, when you see their precious little ones, you can't remain the same. You either chose to close your eyes to it, act like it doesn't exist, or you do something about it," Amy McEvoy said. "There is enough stress with just having a sick child. If we could relieve some of the burdens that go on with it, it would help these families."
"Part of the journey is what we went through last year, So, we hope we can be part of other people's journeys as they fight with their children who are sick -- that we can fight along side them."
To find out more about The Journey House and how you can help, you go to the web site www.TheJourneyHouse.org.
