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Relay for Life honors survivors and past honorary chairs

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[July 23, 2014]  LINCOLN - Join the 2014 Logan County Relay for Life teams as they unite with others in “Cookin’ up a Cure for Cancer”.

Survivors are the heart of the Relay for Life. This year we lift up the representatives of all the survivors of Logan County by recognizing the Honorary Chair of each year’s Relay for Life. Beginning in 1998 they have been at the center of the opening ceremony as they lead the Survivor Lap.

Honorary chairs have been:

  • 1998 Mary Bruns and Pat Geskey
  • 1999 Rosemary Young and Jim Drew
  • 2000 Ethel Buchanan and Bob Graue
  • 2001 Donna Miles and Skip Baker
  • 2002 Elizabeth Brooks Bruns and Raymond Leesman, Jr.
  • 2003 Judy Worth and Barbara Boyer
  • 2004 Mary Ellen Martin and Kathy Blaum
  • 2005 Tabatha Weidhuner
  • 2006 Ethel Buchanan and Brooklyn Hermes
  • 2007 April Tippett
  • 2008 Marcia Dowling and Donna Miles
  • 2009 Joyce Klokkenga, Christopher Miller and Kiersten Little
  • 2010 Amy Orr and Nate Stuckey
  • 2011 Mary Hildebrandt and Esther Boward
  • 2012 Ruth Hieronymous
  • 2013 Robin Ingram and Bill Post
  • 2014 Nicole Bottrell and Nancy Reese

Survivors have been sent an invitation to this year’s Survivor Dinner to be held on Friday, July 25th at 4:30 p.m. in the Old Gym of Lincoln College. Survivors will be treated to this buffet sponsored by John Guzzardo. Prior to the dinner, survivors should report to the registration table in Lincoln Center to receive their survivor shirt and pin to add to their Relay Fro life medallion. New survivors will be given a medallion and pin.

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Following the dinner they will participate in the opening of this year’s program on the parking lot of the Lincoln Center on the Lincoln College campus (Ottawa Street to Nicholson Road) and lead the survivor lap.

Any survivor not receiving their invitation can call the survivor co-chairs, Tonita Reifsteck (217) 855-1645 or Esther Boward (217) 445-2627 to register and get a schedule.

All survivors are welcome to attend with one guest, even if an invitation was not received.

[Text received; TONITA REIFSTECK, RELAY FOR LIFE PUBLICITY CHAIR]

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