12 2014 RELAY FOR LIFE MAGAZINE LINCOLN DAILY NEWS.com July 28, 2014
I did. Our biggest fundraisers are our car washes
over the summer, in which we all gather on
weekends to wash cars for donations to our
team’s fundraising goal.”
Crawford says he has continued to be involved
because, “After seeing how passionate other
people my age could be for such an amazing
cause, I realized that I had the ability to change
the way adults and those in older generations
viewed teens and youth by helping my peers
get involved with important events, not only
through the Relay for Life, but by organizing
opportunities for them to help their community in
some way that wasn’t offered before.”
Maritta Robinson, who co-chaired with Trenton
in the past says, “My husband Jeff and I have
spent many hours working with Trenton
especially during Relay for life 2012-2013
when we served as chairs. Trenton has a very
compassionate heart and is willing to go and do
whatever needs to be done to make our relays a
huge success.”
She also said, “During the times we have served
together, Trenton, Bailey (Goodman), and I have
laughed times [because] we would be so tired and
it would just hit us and then there were times we
just held on together and cried tears of sadness
when we would lose someone who was so special
and close to us. The Relay is not just a bunch
of people just throwing things together. We all
become like family and that is what Trenton is to
us.”
Robinson says she “looks forward to see “how
God uses him in the future because he has a pure
heart for Him and is willing to do whatever work
he is sent to do. Trenton is a huge asset to Relay
for Life and loves what it is all about. Saving
lives, one person at a time.”
Trenton and his team, along with 21 other teams
will again be working hard at this year’s Relay
for Life held on July 25th and 26th. Hopefully,
the next generation of millenials will continue to
carry on this tradition of selfless service.
Teens were out
early, six months
before the main
event, and full of
enthusiasm to
get this year’s
fundraiser off to a
great start.
