7/22/2019 Relay for Life of Westerville - 10 Year Anniversary
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NEWS RELEASE June 24, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFor more information, contact:
John Guccion, Media Chairperson(614) 477!744
Relay For Life Of Westerville To Eclipse $1 Million Raised for
ancer !revention Advocacy Honorary Chairman Jim McCann To Deliver
Fight Back Message During 12thAnniversary vent
("#$%#&'#, *+*) %he merican Cancer $ociet- &e.a- For ife
of "ester/i..e is proectedto surpass the 1 mi..ion tota. do..ars
raised mi.estone for its histor- hen the cancer pre/entionad/ocac-
e/ent ce.e3rates its 12th anni/ersar- June 226, 2010, at
"ester/i..e Centra. +i5h $choo.
%he &e.a- For ife of "ester/i..e, part of the or.ds .ar5est
mo/ement to end cancer, honorssur/i/ors, care5i/ers and fami.ies in
their e/er-da- fi5ht a5ainst the disease Committed to endin5cancer
fore/er, .oca. residents and corporations or5ani8e teams to raise
mone- for .o/ed ones, andthen honor those .i/es ith an 19hour re.a-
around the e/ent trac s-m3o.i8in5 the on5oin5 pursuit
to cure a disease that ne/er rests
%he &e.a- For ife of "ester/i..e em3ared on its 2010
fundraisin5 mission ith !0,!7 raiseddurin5 its histor- */er the
.ast se/era. months, "ester/i..earea residents, ad/ocac- 5roups,
and areacorporations ha/e partnered in creati/e.- 5eneratin5
support funds as part of this -ears ce.e3ration,hich shou.d
u.timate.- resu.t in reachin5 1 mi..ion raised for the e/ents
histor-
%his -ears honorar- chairman is former "ester/i..e ;orth +i5h
$choo. principa. Jim McCann, hospearheaded ei5ht pre/ious &e.a-
For ife of "ester/i..e e/ents at that site
McCann, a.so a .on5time mem3er of the "ester/i..e
5roup of /o.unteers from the Church of the Messiah in
"ester/i..e started the &e.a- For ife of"ester/i..e in 1!!!
*/er the .ast decade, more participants ha/e 3ecome in/o./ed in the
fi5ht,or5ani8in5 creati/e a-s to raise do..ars 3efore, durin5, and
after the e/ent
%o date, @7 teams tota.in5 o/er @9 participants ha/e raised more
than 4,000 for the 2010 &e.a-For ife of "ester/i..e %he mone-
i.. 3e used to 3o.ster merican Cancer $ociet- pro5rams
andresources, such as its 24hour te.ephone support .ine, oneonone
5uidance at area hospita.s, and free
.od5in5 for cancer patients and their care5i/ers
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Relay For Life of Westerville $1 Million Raised Page Two
A%his accomp.ishment is a testament to the unri/a.ed commitment
that the communit- of "ester/i..ehas toard the fi5ht a5ainst cancer
and the mission of the merican Cancer $ociet-,> &e.a- For
ife of"ester/i..e ncome Coordinator .e? %oome- said =s a resu.t of
the dedication shon 3- theama8in5 /o.unteers in "ester/i..e, e are
mo/in5 c.oser e/er- da- toard a or.d ith moresur/i/orsA
%eamin5 to5ether, the "ester/i..e communit- has reached
tremendous fundraisin5 hi5hs fter raisin56@,000 in 200@, the
&e.a- For ife of "ester/i..e amassed 122,000 in 2004 B and
reached the900,000 mar for its histor- durin5 its 10thanni/ersar-
in 2009 %his -ears e/ent is pacin5 e?treme.-e.. and shou.d 3rea the
mar ith re.ati/e ease, %oome- said
cti/ities resu.tin5 in re/enue /ar- in sca.e, 3ut a.. contri3ute
to fina. proceeds for the merican
Cancer $ociet- Fundraisers ran5e from team cand- 3ar sa.es to
corporate participation Jerse-Mies in "ester/i..e matched do..ars
from sandich sa.es on %hursda-s in pri., and then donatedthose
proceeds to the &e.a- For ife of "ester/i..e
%he 2010 &e.a- For ife of "ester/i..e 3e5ins Frida-, June 2
hen cancer sur/i/ors are honoreddurin5 the $ur/i/or ap on the
"ester/i..e Centra. +i5h trac at 6 pm %he $ur/i/or
&eceptionimmediate.- fo..os in the "ester/i..e Centra. commons
n- cancer sur/i/or in the communit- and a5uest are e.come to attend
at no cost dditiona. 5uests ma- a.so participate after contri3utin5
a00 donation
onations are a.so sti.. e.come for the uminaria Ceremon- on
Frida- e/enin5 uminaries arei..uminated 3a5s disp.a-ed in
remem3rance of communit- cancer sur/i/ors %he ceremon- honorin5
the co..ection of sur/i/ors represented 3- the .i5hts is a e-
component of the &e.a- For ife of"ester/i..e e/ent
dditiona. fundraisin5 acti/ities s.ated for Frida- e/enin5
inc.ude a sca/en5er hunt, cornho.etournament, =Dest Ded +ead>
contest, ids 5ames, and chair massa5es %he &e.a-
cu.minates$aturda- mornin5 ith a pancae 3reafast, as e.. as the
c.osin5 aard ceremon- for teams andindi/idua.s
'o.unteers for the &e.a- For ife of "ester/i..e are sti..
e.come, and the e/ent is acceptin5 donationsup to u5 @1 E.ease
/isit re.a-for.ifeor5"ester/i..efor information a3out the 2010
e/ent, andto mae an on.ine contri3ution
Cancer patients and care5i/ers can find free information and
support 24 hours a da-, se/en da-s aee, 3- ca..in5 the merican
Cancer $ociet- at 1900C$2@4, or 3- /isitin5 canceror5
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