Relay For Life of Minier set for July

[JUNE 18, 2005]  MINIER -- The 2005 Relay For Life of Minier will begin at noon on Saturday, July 9, at Olympia West Park in Minier. The theme for this year's event is "Marga-RELAY-Ville -- No Cancer in Paradise." Highlights include an opening ceremony recognizing area emergency services personnel, a youth lap with balloon launch, survivor celebration featuring honorary survivor and ISU volleyball standout Laura Doornbos, survivor dinner, and luminaria ceremony. Closing ceremonies will be at 5:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 10.

The American Cancer Society Relay For Life is a community celebration. The idea is to have fun while raising money to fight cancer and provide services to cancer survivors and their families. Teams of up to 12 people come together to honor cancer survivors and remember those who have died from the disease. Team members walk around a track throughout the night in the hope that cancer will one day be eliminated. Prior to the relay, participants raise a minimum of $100 per person in donations from friends, relatives and employers to support the American Cancer Society.

This is the fourth year for the Minier event, and the fundraising goal is $50,000.

If you'd like to bring a team or would like more information, contact Ann Wheet at 392-2883 or Kathy Farmer at 838-9131.

Relay for Life of Minier is also having an all-team garage sale June 25, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. John's Fellowship Hall, Minier. All items will be sold for a donation to the American Cancer Society. Checks may be made payable to the American Cancer Society, and all of the money donated will go to the Relay For Life of Minier. Refreshments will be available for purchase.

American Cancer Society information is available 24 hours a day at 1 (800) ACS-2345 and www.cancer.org.

American Cancer Society
Relay For Life of Minier

July 9-10
Saturday noon-6 a.m. Sunday

Olympia West Park, Minier

Event schedule

Saturday, July 9

• Noon -- Opening ceremony
  Auctions and survivor registration begin
• 3 p.m. -- Youth lap, followed by activities provided at no charge to participants by the Olympia High School student council. Everyone is welcome to participate.
• Special T-shirt for first 50 kids
• Balloon launch
• Face painting
• Funny Olympics
• Build your own treat
• 5:30 p.m. -- Survivor celebration
• 6:15 p.m. -- Survivor dinner
• 9:30 p.m. -- Luminaria ceremony

Sunday, July 10

• 5:30 a.m. -- Closing ceremony

2005 entertainers

• Aces Wild
• Danny Cunningham
• Dave Berchtold
• The Mark Cooper Band
• OHS Drumline
• Patsy Stone
• State Farm Chorus
• Thunder 'N Lightning DJ Service

Participation forms

Team members

To join a team, complete the form below and send to Relay For Life of Minier, Box 281, Minier, IL 61759. The cost is $10 per participant. Please enclose a check payable to the American Cancer Society.

Name _______________________________

Address _____________________________

Phone ______________________________

E-mail ______________________________

Survivors

One lap of the American Cancer Society Relay For Life is reserved for cancer survivors. If you or someone you know has had cancer, you are invited to join us as a special guest as we focus on triumph and healing.

For more information or to participate in the relay, please complete this form and send to Kathy Farmer, Box 202, McLean, IL 61754.

Name _______________________________

Address _____________________________

Phone ______________________________

E-mail ______________________________

T-shirt size _____________

Date of diagnosis _______________

Would you like to attend the survivor dinner? ___

Would you like to join a relay team? ____

Luminaria

Hope shines its brightest during the luminaria ceremony after dark. Friends gather around the candlelit track to remember, honor and celebrate the lives of those who have battled cancer.

To order luminaria, please complete the form below and send with check payable to the American Cancer Society to Sandy Nolan, Minier, IL 61759.

Number of luminaria being purchased _________

Amount enclosed ($5 each) _______________

Purchaser's name ________________________

Address ______________________________

Phone _______________________________

In honor or memory of:

1. __________________________________

2. __________________________________

3. __________________________________

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