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Volunteers committed to fighting cancer in their communities gather once a year at an American Cancer Society Relay For Life event. Each of the more than 4,800 Relays nationwide is an overnight event that mobilizes communities to celebrate survivors (anyone who has ever been diagnosed with cancer), remember loved ones and fundraise for the fight against cancer. Teams of eight to 15 members gather with tents and sleeping bags with the goal of keeping one person on the track at all times. Teams seek sponsorship prior to the Relay. Cancer survivors take the first lap. Highlighting the evening is a luminaria Ceremony of Hope held after dark to honor cancer survivors and to remember loved ones lo...
Volunteers committed to fighting cancer in their communities gather once a year at an American Cancer Society Relay For Life event. Each of the more than 4,800 Relays nationwide is an overnight event that mobilizes communities to celebrate survivors (anyone who has ever been diagnosed with cancer), remember loved ones and fundraise for the fight against cancer. Teams of eight to 15 members gather with tents and sleeping bags with the goal of keeping one person on the track at all times. Teams seek sponsorship prior to the Relay. Cancer survivors take the first lap. Highlighting the evening is a luminaria Ceremony of Hope held after dark to honor cancer survivors and to remember loved ones lost to cancer. The luminaria candles line the track and are left burning throughout the night to remind participants of the incredible importance of their contributions.
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Special Events
Today -- Potluck Dinner Meeting -- Lehigh Valley Vegetarians, 6 p.m., Quaker Meeting House, Route 512, Hanover Township, Northampton County. 610-709-8984. Monday -- An Evening in the Colonial Kitchen -- Peddler's Village, Route 202 and Street Road,...Tags: Albertson's Incorporated, Peddler's Village, Macungie, Bethlehem Township (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Lehigh Carbon Community College
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The Morning Call Sports Calendar
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PENNSYLVANIA STONERS TRYOUTS, JAN 5-6 --Tryouts for National Premier Soccer League champions … For premier-capable players, 1 p.m. both days, Iron Lakes Sports Club … Register at www.pennstoners.org.
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In Your Town: Carbon, Schuylkill, Bucks and Montgomery Counties
CARBON AND SCHUYLKILL COUNTIES NESCOPECK STATE PARK, 1137 Honey Hole Road, Drums, will hold ''Hide-N-Seekers'' for ages 3-5, 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday. Participants should be prepared to go outside. Registration required. ''History of Snowshoes'' will be...Tags: Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Schools, Baptist, Delaware, Christianity
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Relay for Life slated
Howard County's 2009 Relay for Life, an overnight event designed to celebrate cancer survivorship and raise money for the American Cancer Society, will hold a kickoff meeting at 6 p.m. Jan. 13 at the East Columbia Library, 6600 Cradlerock Way, Columbia....Tags: Facebook, Health Organizations
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Coconut Creek TV coordinator wins awards
Forum Publishing GroupYou don't have to work for a major network to be good at producing television spots. Victor Garcia, CreekTV production coordinator for Coconut Creek, was recently awarded two Florida Government Communicators Association awards and three Judges...Tags: Civil and Public Service, Government, Coconut Creek, Public Relations, Rivers
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Plantation golfer wins big with South Florida PGA
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTflCNSPdigestBR1228.ARTPlantation Jayhawks shoot to the top Plantation golfer wins big with South Florida PGA Digest By Peter HolehanSPECIAL...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Awards and Prizes, Charity, Golf, Bars and Clubs
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Community Christmas gifts
The Virginia GazetteLet us pause to consider the gifts of time, resources and heroism in our community this year. Greg Morriswas canoeing at Waller Mill Reservoir when he saved three people whose canoe flipped. Alonzo Morning, Leroy McFadden and Trevor Charbonneauwere...Tags: Government, Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, Emergency Incidents, Tennis, NAACP
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Donate cell phones
The Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks is collecting used cell phones in a program to raise money to benefit Howard County's Relay for Life. The phones will be recycled for their precious metals or refurbished for use in developing...Tags: Cell Phones, Health Organizations
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Used cell phones to benefit Relay for Life in the county
The Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks is collecting used cell phones in a program to raise money to benefit Howard County's Relay for Life. The phones will be recycled for their precious metals or refurbished for use in developing...Tags: Cell Phones, Health Organizations
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Margaret O. Feiss, enthusiastic volunteer
Margaret Oliver "Maggie" Feiss, a recent college graduate and volunteer, died Sunday of an epileptic seizure at her father's Locust Point home. She was 22. Ms. Feiss was born in Baltimore and raised in Lutherville and Cedarcroft. She graduated in 2004...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Health Organizations, Outer Banks, Death and Dying, Schools
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Relay For Life
What is Relay For Life? May through June 7 in Hampton Roads, there are numerous fun-filled overnight fund-raisers for the American Cancer Society. Teams of cancer survivors, friends, family and caregivers gather at different locations on different dates...Tags: Diseases, Hampton Roads, Health Organizations, Cancer
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A stand against cancer
Sun reporterIt's a Casual Thursday at James Kendig's small business. Donning a maroon T-shirt, jean shorts and some old pins he found at his grandmother's house, James considers himself the manager. He supervises advertising, money-handling and customer service, and...Tags: Advertising, Sales, Charity, Health Organizations, Death and Dying
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