Relay For Life held in NFM

Apr 28, 2009 1 min read

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ANDREA GALABINSKI At the North Fort Myers Academy for the Arts booth, Sue Smith, Sarah and Floyd Johnson and Danielle Verdick.

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The Piney Road Auto Repair booth sported an Irish theme and lots of family and friends.

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Cancer survivors walked around the event parking lot.

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Singer Brooke Huffmaster started the event at the opening ceremony.

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Victory Lane Cafe was a supporter at the North Fort Myers Relay for Life.

Despite high winds, cancer survivors and research supports supported the North Fort Myers local Relay For Life event held Saturday through Sunday morning.

Teams of local supporters gathered for the 18-hour event to help raise funds.

“The theme this year is Relay Around the World,” said coordinator Beth Hayes, a staff partner for the Lee County Chapter of the American Cancer Society.

The event began at noon Saturday when participants took to a track in the North Fort Myers Wal-Mat parking lot where the event was held.

“The bond between community, family and survivorship is amazing,” said NFM Wal-Mart store manager Donna Schultz.

Local North Fort Myers teams include Piney Road Auto Repair, Team Victorious Against Cancer (Victory Lane Cafe); Dragon’s Pride (North Fort Myers Academy for the Arts); Wal-Mart, and Team USA.

Featured entertainment this year included Ronnie Morgan and his band and local singer Brooke Huffmaster.

For more Information on Relay For Life, call the American Cancer Society at 936-1113 ext 116. For more information on cancer, call the American Cancer Society at 1-800-ACS-2345, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, or visit www.cancer.org.