Relay for Life is less than a month away!

By Georgia Kreger
RR RFL Committee

It’s hard to believe that Relay for Life in Rainy River is less than a month away! The committee has been busy recruiting teams, searching for attendees for our Survivor Supper and organizing a fun-filled evening for all of our participants! If you have ever thought about entering a team, it’s not too late to join us.
We currently have 11 teams ready to join our fight. They are out in our communities collecting pledges, selling luminaries and organizing fundraising events to benefit the Canadian Cancer Society! Their efforts and your support help the Canadian Cancer Society fight cancer everyday though funding research, promoting prevention and providing support for people living with cancer.
If you wish to purchase a luminary in honour of a cancer survivor or in memory a loved one lost to cancer, they are for sale at Canada Post in Rainy River. You may also purchase them from any participant, or you may purchase them online. Luminaries are placed around the track and lit during a moving ceremony after sunset. Not only do they pay tribute to cancer survivors and loved ones lost, but they also provide inspiration for participants walking the track throughout the night. If you have purchased a luminary in memory or in honour of a loved one, or just want to see what
This year the Survivor’s Supper will take place at the Rainy River Evangelical Church. If you know of a cancer survivor, or you are one, please contact Julie Tiboni (852-1473) for more information or to register for the supper. We invite all of the supper attendees to join us on the track at Riverview Elementary for our Survivor’s Victory Lap, where we pay tribute to cancer survivors. We also encourage the community to join us at this time.
If you would like to become a volunteer, we have many opportunities to do so, before, during and after the event. Some of the most critical components to the event are the raising and take down of the tent, and event day set up. Other areas include luminary sales and set-up, entertainment, food services, Fight Back Zone, among others! Please contact Georgia Kreger (488-5778 or by email auntieula@hotmail.com) if you could spare an hour or two to lend us a hand.
Thank you to our incredible teams and amazing communities! Visit our website www.relayforlife.ca/rainyriver for more information or to make a donation. Please support the efforts of our participants out and about in the community so that we may continue to celebrate victories made possible by donors, volunteers, partners and staff, while continuing to work toward a future where no Canadian fears cancer.
Important dates to
remember:
Team Captain Meeting – **Tuesday, June 11 @ 7pm RR Rec Centre** (change of date)
Bank Night – Monday, June 17 (scheduled times 4:30pm-7pm)