You still have time to register at www.relayforlife.ca/woodstock
The
countdown is on!
Relay
For Life in Woodstock has set goals for 30 teams and 300 participants this year
for Relay at CASS on June 9 (7 p.m. – 1 a.m.).
Our
latest tally has our annual Canadian Cancer Society major fundraiser rally at
28 teams, but only 167 registrants. Now is a good time to call your friends and
family and increase the size of your team so we can attain both goals.
Relay
is all about ‘Community’. It’s the community of Oxford County and Woodstock
doing its best to raise money to find a cure for cancer and support our nation’s
best research projects and clinical trials. Your community is your household,
your neighbourhood, your work place, your church, your school . . . and your
city/village.
Our
nation is also important as this is the year of Canada150 and the Canadian
Cancer Society’s Relay in Woodstock encourages everyone to wear red and white,
and we will have theme laps for wearing those colours so bring everything you
own that is red and white to clad your clan. The red-and-white laps will
include Canadian music . . . Who do you want to hear? Bryan Adams, Justin
Bieber, Serena Ryder, Anne Murray, Gordon Lightfoot, Stompin Tom, Terri Clark, the
Guess Who, or ?.
There
will also be theme laps for donning crazy toques and hats. Relay this year in
Woodstock is also bringing back the Scrabble game where your team earns letters
each lap and then you spell words for points and prizes.
The
entertainment roster has been finalized for the 2017 event and it promises to
be a great mix as the Norwich Society Band will play live as you set up your
tents and register. They will also play the national anthem during the opening
ceremony (7 p.m.).
Three
live bands will follow the Survivors Victory Lap, including Teachers Pet
returning from last year’s roster. They’re a unique group as it consists mostly
of CASS teachers and faculty. I’m not sure we will give them an A+ on their
report card as Relay will be their exam time, but for Canada’s 150th birthday we will give them a solid Eh!
HAMRD
is a Woodstock area band also performing.
After
11 p.m., when things begin to get quiet, you’ll be enjoying the live music from
Jack London and friends. Our participation surveys we compiled did indicate
that Relayers wanted more country music. London is a very accomplished John Denver
cover-band singer and he also has a roster of other country singers he will
bring with him.
Besides
fun theme laps and live music, maybe the best addition to the fun fundraising at
Relay is the Hamster Ball soccer where you and a group of friends can play
soccer, but you’re actually inside large bouncy balloons. Our committee would
agree that this activity is even more laugh-a-minute than sumo soccer, and is
comparable to Dunk Tank fishing.
Tradition
at Relay is creating your own necklace from the beads you pick up on each lap.
This tradition will again be an important part of Relay.
WHAT
TIME SHOULD WE BE THERE?
Registration
begins at 4:30 and dinner is always served (beginning) before 6 (and available
until 8 or later) so plan on attending early. Most teams have camp site areas
already assigned. (Comedic Note: By the way, we do this to avoid sumo soccer as
teams would jostle for best position on the track’s infield).
The
popular button station returns in the registration tent as we want to know how
many years you have been a Relay participant. Be sure to bring your final money
donations and pledge sheets for the banking committee to count in the CASS cafeteria.
As
for the food, it’s the same super fare as last year with Boston Pizza supplying
pasta and Swiss Chalet has chicken sandwiches. We expect to serve almost 500 meals,
but that includes our wonderful cancer survivors and their caregivers,
volunteers, participants, musicians, popcorn makers and clowns.
A
preliminary schedule for the night is included here, so you will note that Domino’s
Pizza will provide late-night pizza slices. There will also be Tim Hortons (Thanks
again Leslie Farrell), and cookies and snack from No Frills.
The
kids’ activities (6 – 8:30) are an important part of Relay as our ‘Community’
of cancer fundraisers includes everyone in a family.
At
the Survivors Tent, there will be a photographer, cupcakes as supplied by the
CASS students, tickets (silent auction participation) available for an amazing
quilt (to be sold at Grand Desserts on Oct 24).
VOLUNTEERS
Relay
For Life requires volunteers for many tasks, including people to sell luminaries
at local grocery store on June 2. Call 519 537-5592.
The
luminary sales program includes the Saturday morning market at the fairgrounds
and many churches.
The
star of luminary promotions is Scotiabank as they will meet all the donations
received from their 2 local branches.
If
you’re reading this and simply want to assist the overall efforts with your
time at Relay, you may also volunteer in the food tent, with the writing of
names on the luminary bags, with the setting up of chairs and tables, or serving
cupcakes. If you love construction, be at CASS at 9 a.m. as we build the stage
and the start/finish signage, and put up the smaller tents. Give us a call
today!
Cancer
Changes Everything. So Can You.
Canadian
Cancer Society
18th Annual Relay
For Life
College Avenue Secondary
School – Woodstock
Friday, June 9, 7 p.m. –
1 a.m.
Facebook ‘Group’:
Canadian Cancer Society Relay For Life in Woodstock
Twitter Hashtags:
#WhyIRelay #AcceptTheBaton or #ReadySetRelay
CCS Oxford Community
Office: 65 Springbank Ave North
(519) 537-5592
Email Jan at: jcunningham@ontario.cancer.ca
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