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Saugeen Shores Relay for Life

March 20, 2009

Dear Editor,

Exciting news!

relay for lifeThe plans for the first Saugeen Shores Relay for Life are well underway. This fundraising event is being held this June 26th and promises to be a wonderful and memorable event for both participants and spectators.

The Bluewater District School Board and the Town of Saugeen Shores have been most generous and accommodating in getting this event from an idea to reality.  We are also very grateful to our local police and fire departments for their impute and support as well.

The Relay for Life for those that may not be aware is a 12-hour moonlit walk. The funds raised from this event go to the Canadian Cancer Society for Cancer Research, however that is not the only objective of this event.

This relay is about remembering those we’ve lost to this horrible disease. Honouring survivors, those that have fought the fight against Cancer and won, and those who are currently fighting. And it is about also thanking and recognizing those that have provided or are providing care to someone with Cancer.

Utilizing the track at Saugeen District Secondary School, individuals on teams of between 8-12 people will be walking between 7pm on the 26th of June and 7am the following morning. Each team will be provided with a campsite and are encouraged to decorate it.

The first lap of the track is reserved for our Survivors and Caregivers. Anyone diagnosed with Cancer is considered a Survivor, whether the bad news just came yesterday or many years ago.  Survivors for this event will be provided with their own tent in which they may meet and greet with other survivors, relax and have a bite to eat.

Many generous sponsors have stepped forward already to help us put on this event. We’d like to thank and recognize our major sponsors to date. Our Event sponsor is Bruce Power.. Miller Insurance is our Survivor sponsor. The Port Elgin branch of the TD bank is our Luminary sponsor. Other Major sponsors include Port Elgin HomeHardware, the Lakeshore Recreation, 98The Beach (Bayshore Broadcasting), The Shoreline Beacon, The Wismer House, The CAW Family Education Centre, Legault’s Your Independent Grocer, as well as Trish Bernard together with McIntee Real Estate.

Miller Insurance has generously agreed to be our Survivor Sponsor and the CAW Family Education Center has generously agreed to provide the meal.

After this first lap of Survivors and Caregivers, all other walkers are encouraged to join in. Any team should have at least one member walking throughout the event.

At dusk, there is a candle lighting ceremony. This is a most inspirational and moving ceremony. Candles placed in white paper lunch bags are placed around the track. These candles, called Luminaries, are lit in memory of someone who has lost the fight against cancer OR in honour of someone who is fighting.

The Port Elgin Branch of the TD bank is our Luminary sponsor, and Luminaries will soon be available to purchase at the TD branch, or at Miller Insurance in Southampton. Luminaries may also be purchased on-line at: www.cancer.ca/relay

Courtesy of the Wismer House, a free meal will be provided to all relay participants, as well as breakfast the next morning thanks to Lakeshore Recreation.

Our organizing committee has met several times already and not only do we already have 13 teams already registered, but we have a wide array of bands and entertainment arranged to perform throughout this event.  Even if you can’t participate, please feel free to drop by and listen to these entertainers.

Anyway in which anyone would like to participate, whether that be by joining us as a Survivor, a walker, a volunteer, or a business who would like to make a donation to our silent auction, please feel free to call one of our event chairs or check us out at www.cancer.ca/relay

See you June 26th, 7pm at SDSS

Celebrate    Remember     Fight back

Sincerely,

Nancy MacLeod 519 797-3355
Trish Bernard 519 389-9192
Rona Cobean 519 389-4954

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Written by Deb · Filed Under Community, Events, Guest Post, Health, Port Elgin, theOwen 

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