Gillian Larson, creator of the Reality Rally fundraising event for Michelle’s Place Cancer Resource Center, speaks to event participants in front of Temecula City Hall, May 7, 2022. The Reality Rally event partners people who have been cast in reality TV shows with teams of community members that race around Old Town while completing challenges and games. Each team raises money for Michelle’s Place. Valley News/Shane Gibson photo
After raising more than a million dollars for Michelle’s Place Cancer Resource Center, Reality Rally, the always popular fun for funds event held annually in Temecula for the past 12 years has officially come to an end.“The Reality Rally Thank you and Farewell Wrap-up Party on Thursday, May 9, at Wilson Creek Winery was a huge success,” Reality Rally Founder Gillian Larson said in an email to Valley News.Larson first dreamed up the idea of Reality Rally while playing “Survivor” in the jungles of Gabon. During her season in 2018, Larson was voted off “Survivor, Gabon” on day 6, but she knew she could use her 15 minutes of fame to make a difference in her community and the idea of Reality Rally was born.“It’s such a great town, we support each other’s charitie
