Celebrate – remember – fight back
HFM BOCES Relay for Life teams seek support to fight cancer
 More
than 100 HFM BOCES staff members and their friends are preparing
to take part in the 13th Annual American Cancer Society's Relay
for Life event on June 4-5, and they need your help. Sponsoring
a participant or team raises funds to help save lives from
cancer.
The 2010 Relay for Life will be held at Park Terrace Elementary
School in Gloversville beginning Friday, June 4. The overnight
event begins at 5:00 p.m. Friday and concludes Saturday, June 5
at 7:00 a.m.
The American Cancer Society Relay for Life is a life-changing
event that gives communities everywhere a chance to celebrate
the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones
lost, and fight back against the disease. In addition, Relay for
Life helps raise much-needed funds and awareness to help the
American Cancer Society save lives from cancer and create more
birthdays.
More than one BOCES team has formed to commemorate Dr. Geoffrey
Davis, who recently lost his battle with cancer. Team Davis
(Captain Allyson Warren) and Mission Possible (Captain Peggy
Heise) are two HFM BOCES teams remembering Dr. Davis by their
participation in the event.
At Relay for Life, teams camp out at a local high school, park,
or fairground and take turns walking or running around a track
or path. Each team is asked to have a representative on the
track at all times during the event. Because cancer never
sleeps, Relays are overnight events up to 24 hours in length.
If you are not walking, you can still be part of the team. Come
to Park Terrace Elementary School on June 4 to celebrate the
inspirational Survivors Lap that starts the Relay.
After dark, loved ones lost to cancer are remembered in a silent
lap marked by the lighting of luminaries around the track, each
marked with a name of a person touched by cancer. Support this
worthy cause and encourage the HFM BOCES teams on the track.
Sponsorships in any amount are greatly appreciated and can be
made by secure, tax-deductible online donation. To sponsor an
individual participant or a team, visit the Relay for Life event
page
here, or speak to a HFM BOCES Relay for Life participant.
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