You can register now for Canadian Cancer Society flagship fundraiser
The 17th annual Relay For Life is to be held at the CASS track again
By Mark Schadenberg
Accept
the baton.
Ready?
Set. Relay!
Relay
For Life in Woodstock is getting ready for its 17th annual
fundraiser.
It
is noteworthy that the format has been modified from last year.
Relay
For Life will continue as previous years at College Avenue Secondary School,
but the date is now set for a Friday.
Relay
For Life in Woodstock is Friday, June 10, 7 p.m. – 1 a.m. and both the local
organizing committee and the Canadian Cancer Society’s (CCS) Oxford County
community office are truly excited about the 2016 event.
See
the charts here which note the number of participants in 2014 and the dollars
raised and where the financial contributions are directed to various cancer
research projects across the country, along with integral funding to local
initiatives such as patient transportation to appointments, peer support
groups, and other forms of advocacy and education.
Over
the 16 years, Woodstock’s event itself has collected more than $3 million in
total.
As
participants registered last year, there was less emphasis placed on teams.
Good news for relaying fundraisers for 2016 Relay For Life -- as the focus on
teamwork has returned. The CCS realizes that many participants are there as a
group, perhaps a family raising money for a relative who died from cancer.
Teams are also comprised of church groups, service clubs, co-workers, neighbours
and even a collective effort from smaller villages such as Hickson, Innerkip and
Norwich. Teams have also been prominent entries among youth, including schools
and the always-successful efforts of the local 4H club.
REGISTRATION
FEE
This year, there will be one consistent registration fee of $15 per person. You
can register online now.
However,
if you are a cancer survivor and will be taking part in the survivor lap, there
is no fee to attend and celebrate your success from treatments.
Relay
For Life will again be featuring recognition for top individuals and teams,
along with a honour for reaching a specific distance goal (number of laps) over
the six hours. Accept the baton and stay on the track with your team for the
entire six hours.
Theme
laps will naturally return again, along with games, which are often organized
by the various teams.
BUY
A LUMINARY
Many
other important agenda items continue, especially the purchase of a luminary to
remember someone who passed away from cancer or to honour someone still
battling the disease. Luminaries will be sold in public locations and through
various churches leading up to Relay, and by the month of May at the Saturday
morning fairgrounds farm market.
Musicians
on the stage will entertain the walkers between the opening ceremony and the
solemn luminary ceremony and then again until 11 p.m.
Participants
can certainly register now online or by visiting the CCS office on Springbank
Ave North in Woodstock. After you and your team have signed up, your friends and
family can pledge you through online donations.
VOLUNTEERS
The
Woodstock committee still seeks additional volunteers for important roles in
the main steering committee, so if you can donate a few hours in this capacity,
contact the office.
Watch
this blog space for more details as the event approaches as there will be a
kickoff rally coming up and other significant updates to promote.
Also,
if your team has a Relay For Life fundraiser – euchre night, lawn sale, zumba
fest, bake sale, car wash, golf tournament, t-shirt sales, barbecue, etc. –
simply email your event-before-the event to Liz Wismer-VanMeer and it will be
publicized on Facebook and this blog. Also, be sure to ‘Share’ anything you see
in the Facebook ‘Group’ page which you feel is excellent information for your
‘FB Friends’ to know about because it could be a recruitment tool to attract
even more participants.
Relay
For Life. . . It’s A Journey. Go The Distance.
Accept
the baton.
LINKS:
Canadian
Cancer Society
17th
Annual
Relay For Life
College Avenue Secondary School – Woodstock
Friday, June 10, 7 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Facebook ‘Group’: Canadian Cancer Society Relay For
Life in Woodstock
Facebook ‘Event’: Relay For Life in Woodstock
Twitter Hashtags: #WhyIRelay #AcceptTheBaton or
#ReadySetRelay
CCS Oxford Community Office: 65 Springbank Ave North
(519) 537-5592
Contact: Liz Wismer-VanMeer (Pictured below)
Ready?
Set. Relay !
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