Many thanks for Relay for Life support
Warren County has done it again. In the days, weeks, and months leading up to Relay For Life, the people of Warren County gave their time and their money to help the American Cancer Society fight cancer. Hundreds of Warren County citizens formed 56 teams this year — up from 48 teams in 2004. In only its third year, Warren County’s Relay For Life has become one of the most successful ACS fundraisers in the state. Each year the total money raised has risen sharply: teams raised $72,000 the first year; $96,000 the second year; and a record-breaking $128,000 this year.
This amazing growth can be contributed to one factor: the people involved.
I think it would be impossible to find a community that is more caring or more giving than our own. The dozens and dozens of teams in Warren County began working in January to plan fundraisers that took place throughout the spring – lunches, dinners, concerts, yard sales, a poker run, and several memorable purple toilets raised money for Relay long before the 12-hour event.
Relay For Life in Warren County is a community-wide fundraiser. We have all been affected by cancer, and we are all joining the fight against this debilitating, and often fatal, disease. With an enormous amount of help from the people here in Warren County, the ACS is working to change the “C” word into “cure,” instead of “cancer.”
Thank you,
Joanna McNeal
Relay For Life publicity chair