Jacobs got involved with the American Cancer Society fundraiser after her children's father died of leukemia and she thought, "we have to do more."įunds raised in Ceres will be used to support the myriads of services and research by the ACS. Sunday morning's "Fight Back" session speaker will be Lisa Vorst. with an announcement of the final fundraising announcement. The event goes all night and closes with a Sunday ceremony at 8:30 a.m. American Cancer Society Relay for Life Stoddard County campaign chair Belinda Worley accepts a 300 donation to Relay from Larry Ellison of Bud Shell Ford (left photo). Luminarias may be purchased for $10 on Saturday morning and afternoon. Here, Gloria Moore (left) of the Delta News Citizen Strike Force presents her teams money to Kathy Bowling (middle) and Rhonda Shepard with Relay for Life. The name of each person being remembered is read over the loudspeaker. on Saturday comes the heart rendering Luminaria event, which allows anyone to decorate or write on a bag in memory of a loved one in which later a candle will be placed and set around the darkened track. The American Cancer Society will be manning a "Fight Back" booth that will dispense information on how the ACS disperses money, and cancer awareness to reduce the likelihood of getting cancer.Īt 9 p.m. Each booth will highlight a specific cancer and will offer literature on that cancer. Some teams will sell food and homemade crafts, and offer raffle baskets. There will be ample opportunities to play games or purchase items being sold at each team's station. The public is invited to come down and cheer on the walkers and enjoy the entertainment that will be provided. Certain laps will carry a specific theme, some to draw attention to ways to fight types of cancer. Each team is supposed to have a member on the track during the 24 hours. The touching ceremony will include the release of white doves to symbolize those who have survived cancer.įor the following 24 hours, team members will take turns around the track, either running, walking, wheeling or being pulled.
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Survivors are also given a free gift package and invited to walk the first lap.ĭuring the opening ceremony at 8:30 a.m., a local cancer survivor will be speaking.
The Relay itself gets off to an early start on Saturday, April 20 when members of the Ceres Lions Club serve up breakfast to cancer survivors between 7 a.m. To drum up awareness of the Relay, purple ribbons were tied to poles in the area of Ceres High School on Sunday. Anyone interested in joining the Ceres Relay may call the American Cancer Society office in Modesto at 544-9279. There is still time for anyone to join a team, said Jacobs.
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