WHO – The American Cancer Society invites individuals who want to honor cancer survivors (anyone who has ever been diagnosed with cancer) and caregivers, or pay tribute to those who have lost their battle with cancer to join its Relay For Life, scheduled for July 10, 2009 in Idaho Falls. In 1985, Relay For Life began with one man who walked and ran around a track for 24 hours raising $27,000. This year, Relay For Life is coming to you in more than 4,800 communities.
WHAT – The Relay For Life Kickoff Rally is where anyone – families, caregivers, cancer survivors, schools, companies, etc., get together to kick off annual Relay For Life activities. This year’s theme is “Dancing with the Idaho Falls Stars” and will feature a dance competition where the public can come and vote for the best dancers using spare change.
Mayor Jared Fuhriman will kick off the dancing with a welcome speech and then the fun begins! This year’s confirmed dancers include Jay Hildebrandt (Channel 8 News), Jay Dye (Idaho Falls Magazine), Bob Everhart (Idaho Falls Convention & Visitors Bureau), Tami Sherwood (Grow Idaho Falls), Jeremy Taylor (Z103 FM), JJ Jeffrey (B106 FM), Lori Priest (Idaho National Laboratory) and Karen Cornwell (United Way)!
The American Cancer Society Relay For Life is an overnight community celebration where individuals and teams camp out, barbecue, dance, and take turns walking around a track relay style to raise funds to fight cancer. At nightfall, participants will light hundreds of luminaries around the track in a moving ceremony to honor cancer survivors as well as friends and family members lost to the disease. The American Cancer Society Relay For Life represents hope that those lost to cancer will never be forgotten, that those who face cancer will be supported, and that one day cancer will be eliminated.
WHEN – January 15, 2009, 6-8 PM
WHERE – Rocky Mountain Middle School, Sponsored by Channel 8
HOW – To join the Idaho Falls Relay For Life, call 1-800-ACS-2345, Jodi at 390-0966, Kathy at 785-0057 or visit www.relayforlife.org/idahofallsid
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These were always fun to cover in my days as a photog / live truck operator.