[show_avatar email=sandy.vesledahl@wigleyandassociates.com] The American Cancer Society Relay for Life is a life-changing event that gives everyone in communities across the globe a chance to celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against the disease. At Relay for Life, teams of people camp out at local parks or fairgrounds and take turns walking or running around a track or path. Each team is asked to have a representative on the track at all times during the event. Because cancer never sleeps, Relays are overnight events.
Relay for Life of Rice County will be held on Friday August 6th at the Rice County Fairgrounds from 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM. My team, “The Builders,” are from Northfield and will be participating once again. Last year our team raised over $7000 which helped the Rice County event to raise over $114,000 in total donations for the American Cancer Society. Everyone Relays for various reasons. I Relay to honor and remember the dear friends and relatives who have battled this disease. Our team lists the names of those we Relay for on the back of our team shirt. We currently have 79 names associated with our team and will be adding more names this year. That’s an average of 6 persons per team member who have been affected by this horrible disease in one form or another.
This is my way of fighting back against a disease that has taken too much from too many people. Won’t you please help us in our fight by honoring those who you may know who have been affected by giving a donation to our Relay for Life Team?
You can also contact me to purchase a luminaria for $10 in honor of a loved one who has been touched by cancer, support those who are still fighting and remember those lost to the disease. Luminaria line the track and are lit after dark. These can also be purchased at Premier Bank or during the AM hours of Crazy Daze at our table on Bridge Square. Thank you for your support!
Cancer survivors are the guests of honor at Relay for Life and the event opens with the Survivors Lap. Survivors lead the way around the track. Being a part of the Survivors Lap allows survivors to celebrate what they’ve overcome while inspiring and motivating their community to fight. Survivors are proof that cancer can be defeated! If you are a cancer survivor and would like to participate in this year’s Survivors Lap or other activities, please sign up today http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLFY10MW?sid=1033&type=fr_informational&pg=informational&fr_id=23056
One of the exciting things at the Relay for Life, open to the public, is a Silent Auction with many, many, AWESOME items to bid on. All the proceeds from the silent auction go the American Cancer Society as part of the Relay for Life fundraising. Be sure and come to the Rice County Fairgrounds on August 6th and join us in the fight!!
We will be selling luminaria’s on Bridge Square during Crazy Daze for Relay for Life of Rice County. If you would like to purchase one to be lit at this year’s event to honor a loved one who has been affected by Cancer please stop down from 7:00 -- 11:00 AM.