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Page 28 2017 RELAY FOR LIFE MAGAZINE LINCOLN DAILY NEWS JUNE 21, 2017
Just before 9 p.m. volunteers began working around
the track breaking the glow sticks in the luminaria
bags and preparing for the final hour of the evening.
Keller was asked to take a short break while names
were drawn for the 50-50 winner as well as the raffle
winner. He resumed playing afterward and continued
on until 9 p.m. when it was time for the reading of the
luminaria names.
While Relay for Life can be considered a fundraising
event, there are also spiritual aspects of the event. It
is about coming together as a group who has suffered,
fought, and prevailed against a horrifying disease.
It’s about remembering those who in their final hours
accepted defeat and moved on to a heavenly home
and a place of peace.
It’s about those who are left behind and how they
remember and celebrate their loved ones through
sharing stories, sharing hugs, sharing tears, and yes,
raising money. They work for a cause that is near and
dear to their hearts because they don’t want others to
experience what they have experienced. They want a
cure, they want real hope. They want survivors.
On Saturday evening as the last hour of the relay
approached, Bill Post and Donna Miles took the
stage.
The lights went down, and the Hush Angels
appeared, asking everyone to spend the next hour in
silence as Post reverently read the names of all those
listed on the luminaria bags that circled the track.
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