Fundraiser takes in thousands for Relay for Life
The California Transplants, a team made up of members who are exactly that, sold crafts such as hooked rugs. Travis Swann and his team marketed their custom-made tie-dyed T-shirts. The shirts were so popular they sold out on Friday, the first day of the fundraiser, forcing Swann to pack up his tent and head home to make more shirts to sell at the actual Relay event coming up this Friday.
Nancy McNeal and her fellow Alpha Delta Kappa teachers’ sorority sisters sold jewelry, as well as and the Butterfly Sisters team cookbook. In only two days the ADK team took in over $1000. Doug Lott and the Wal-Mart team had to call for more barbecue several times over the weekend. They sold barbecue sandwiches and hot dogs to the crowds that visited Wal-Mart over the holiday weekend.
“We are so excited about this year’s event. All of the pre-event fund-raisers seem to have done really well, especially this one. Wal-Mart was so generous to allow us to use their parking lot to raise money for Relay For Life. We appreciate all of the hard work that team members did to make it successful,” said Carole Cathcart, co-chair of Relay For Life in Warren County.
The public is invited to Relay For Life on Friday at Nunley Stadium beginning at 6 p.m.
Also, as a program note, WCPI public radio, 91.3 on your dial, will be broadcasting “A Thing Called Hope” which features stories of cancer survivors and the latest information from the front lines of cancer research. Appearing on the program will be Dr. Barun Mukherji, Joanna and Nancy McNeal and Cathcart. Also participating will be Dr. Ingrid Mayer, a researcher at Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The program will be broadcast at 5:05 p.m. Thursday, June 2 on WCPI with Bill Zechman as host.