Goal set for this year’s Relay for
Life fundraising effort
Schedule announced for June 16th event
inside at Jack Nutt Arena
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[May 23, 2018]
LINCOLN
The Relay for Life of
Logan County has erected a thermometer on the Lincoln College lot
across from the campus on Keokuk Street. The Goals for the 2018
Relay for Life of Logan County are: Gross Income $65,000. Net Income
$55,300.; 24 Teams, 150 participating survivors and $30,000 in
sponsorships. The progress on donations will be recorded on the
thermometer as they are posted.
Invitations to Survivors who have registered will be mailed early
June for the Survivor Dinner from 5:30 – 7:00 on Wednesday, June 13
in the Lincoln College Davidson-Sheffer Gymnasium. Survivor shirts
for those who have registered will be distributed that evening.
Survivors who have not yet registered are encouraged to call Tonita
Reifsteck 217-855-1645 or Esther Boward 217-445-2627.
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The Relay for Life will be held on Saturday, June 16 inside at the
Lincoln College Jack Nutt Arena beginning at 1:00 pm and is open to
the public to help celebrate survivors of cancer and contribute to
helping fund research to conquer this disease.
The Opening Program with Cameron Kurtz, master of ceremony
introducing the program, ribbon cutting and introduction of the
teams as they make the first lap around the track.
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On Tuesday morning, long-time
supporter and volunteer for the Logan County Relay for Life Dennis Cooley worked
to place this year's RFL goal thermometer up along Keokuk Street across the road
from Lincoln College. The goal for this year’s Relay is $65,000. Teams have been
busy since before the first of the year holding fundraisers and those
fundraisers will continue right up to and beyond Relay day, which is June 16th.
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The Survivor Lap will begin at 2:00 following introduction of the 2018 Honorary
Survivors Amy Weidhumer and Jolene Fellers. The Caregivers lap will immediately
follow.
The track will be open for any and all walkers until the final lap prior to the
closing ceremony at 11:00 p.m.
From 1:00 to 4:30 p.m. a lunch bar will be provided for the public and all
attending the Relay by the Lincoln College Dietary department. This includes
meat choices, salads, fruit and drink for $8 for adults and $4 for children.
Throughout the afternoon and evening, theme laps will be announced and various
activities at each teams track site will offer their version of this year’s
theme “Let’s Knock Cancer Out of This Game”.
[TONITA REIFSTECK]
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