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Relay For Life of Kankakee County Presented by Nucor Steel, Presence St. Mary's Hospital, and Riverside Medical Center

Saturday, June 8, 2013

2:00 pm

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Bishop McNamara Catholic High School
550 W. Brookmont Boulevard, Kankakee Map it

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87 teams and 886 participants have raised $115,170.27

Total above may not reflect all donations

Relay News

Hear Everything that is Happening - We have the ability this year to broadcast our Relay music and announcements through your radio.  So as long as you are within a 2 block radius of the main stage you will be able to tune into 102.1 FM and hear everything that is happening.  You can tune in from your campsite, your camper, or car.

Party Before the Party - at Brookmont Bowling Alley on Friday, June 7th.  The Silhouettes will be performing 8 - midnight. There is a $5 cover at the door - $1 per person goes back to Relay.

On-Site Fundraisers - here is the list of onsite fundraisers received to date. Please support all of our teams. If you would like your fundraiser in the program book, please send it to Myra at myra.kocsis@cancer.org by May 30th.

Combining For a Cure                    Duck Pond—Choose a duck-win a prize

County West Survivors                   “Trashing Out Cancer” Trash Bags For Sale

Free Spirits                                      Glow items, bandanas, inflatable swords, raffle baskets and popcorn

Grant Family                                     “Stamp Out  Cancer Basket” “Relay –famous” delicious homemade Rice Krispies treats.

Hawaii 5-O                                         Miscellaneous homemade items & free stickers for kids only while they last

Morning Star Evangelism                 Baked goods, cakes & cookies

Nana’s Angels                                   Face Paining, baked goods and raffle baskets

Relay Committee                              Concession Stand and raffle baskets

Relay Road Warriors                        Rolling video Games of Illinois—mobile video game lounge & cancer awareness bracelets 

Riverside 3 ICU Angels                    Basket Raffle—White Sox, Cubs, jewelry, Wine, Princess Angels

Nuts About Kicking Cancer              Raffles—Cash & Cow—$5 each or 3 for $10

Rosebuds                                          Caffeine Café/Charity Mania Football Sweepstakes/Bead Laps/Walking Bingo

Veronda’s Victory Voices               On-site printing of T-shirts, mugs, ceramic tiles, IPhone covers & more.  Will custom  print on various items, just bring your digital camera and ideas.

 

Event Schedule:

Survivor Luncheon 12 Noon

Opening Ceremony 2:00 PM

Survivor Lap 2:30 PM

Luminaria Ceremony 9:00 PM

Fight Back Ceremony 10:00 PM

Closing Ceremony 6:00 AM

  

BANK NIGHT

Monday June 3, 2013 5-8 PM

Quality Inn & Suites

Turn in Money - Pick up T-Shirts, Get Event Schedule

 

 

The journey to end cancer starts with a single step. The American Cancer Society invites you to take that step with us by joining the global Relay For Life movement. When you walk to end cancer at a Relay event, it's your opportunity to not only honor cancer survivors and remember loved ones lost, but also to raise awareness about what we can do to stay well from cancer and raise money to help fuel the world's largest walk to end cancer.

Dedicate Luminaria bags in honor or in memory of a loved one lost to cancer >>

 

 

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Questions?

Contact Myra Kocsis:

myra.kocsis@cancer.org

(708) 633-7770 option 3

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Top Participants
  1. Sapphire Individual Fundraising Club Level Personal Donation Made Joyce Renchen - $2,402.83
  2. Sapphire Individual Fundraising Club Level Personal Donation Made Pattie Denault - $2,250.00
  3. Sapphire Individual Fundraising Club Level Personal Donation Made Katie Pitts - $1,523.00

Top Teams:

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Top Teams
  1. Sapphire Team Fundraising Club Level One Nucor Way - $22,799.00
  2. Platinum Team Fundraising Club Level Team Pearce - $9,346.25
  3. Gold Team Fundraising Club Level Team BASF - $7,180.00

Top Companies:

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  1 -  Nucor Steel - NCTP       ($22,799.00)
  2 -  Cigna       ($1,520.00)
  3 -  Manpower - NCTP       ($1,384.00)
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