Relay for Life Planned for May 14
Cancer is not a word you often link
to celebration, but Friday, May 14,
people from all over Iredell
County will do just that. Relay for
Life, the signature event of the
American Cancer Society (ACS),
will be at Statesville Senior High
School beginning around 5 p.m.
and continuing through the night
until closing ceremonies 8:30 a.m.
Saturday.
About 7 p.m. Friday, area cancer
survivors, cheered by others, will
walk the first lap around the track.
Some have survived cancer many
years, some are in treatment now,
some are old, some very young,
some walk easily and some roll in
wheelchairs; all have a cancer
diagnosis in their past. Instead of
being a depressing reminder, the
event is a celebaation of their lives
and the lives of others. After the
initial lap, survivors will be joined
by caregivers - the persons who
YMCA Summer Camps Set
Not only can you keep your child
busy this summer but also learning
through the YMCA’s Summer Camp
and sports programs. Registration
is underway now by calling 704
873-9622.
Kinder Camp, which runs June 8 -
July 27, is for children ages 3-5
years old. Camp is held at the Statesville
YMCA location and includes games,
arts and crafts and swim lessons.
Camp Airborne, running June 1 -
Aug. 5, is a day camp for children
who have completed kindergarten
through fifth grade. Located at the
Statesville Y, the camp includes
field trips, swimming, organized
activities, arts and crafts and other
learning opportunities.
Open House for Camp Airborne will
be Thursday, May 20, 6:30 - 7:30
p.m. at the YMCA Youth Center in
Statesville. Parents and children will
be able to meet the camp staff and
find out about the summer’s activities.
The Swim Team will be available for
swimmers, ages 5 to 18, with special
attention given to new and begin
ning swimmers. More experienced
swimmers will participate in a league
with strong competition. Practice
is each weekday, 9-11 a.m. Call
704-873-9622 for more information.
Sports camps will be held for girls’
and boys’ basketball, preschool
sports, cheerleading, soccer, girls’
volleyball and even roller hockey.
Girls’ basketball camp will be June 7
- 11 for ages 8 - 14. The all day
camp goes 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. and
costs $55 for members and $65 for
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DAR Awards
Mrs. Martha Fowler, first vice
regent, presented the Outstanding
Community Award to Mrs. Libby
Campbell. Now a retired school
teacher, she has worked many
years to encourage her students to
achieve success. Even in her
retirement she devotes much of
her time for this purpose.
After the awards ceremony, Mrs. Sue
Carter conducted a business meeting.
The May meeting will be at the
home of Mrs. Fran Campbell.
After the annual “Picnic” lunch
eon new officers will be installed.
potential members. Participants
should bring a bag lunch.
Boys’ basketball camp is a week
later, June 14 -18, also for ages 8 -14.
This camp goes 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
and costs $55 for members and $65
for potential members. Again, par
ticipants need to bring a bag lunch.
Preschool sports camp will be June 21
- 25 for boys and girls ages 3-5.
This camp runs 9 a.m. until noon
and costs $25 for members and $36
for potential members. -
Cheerleading camp for boys and
girls ages 10-14 will July 12 - 16.
Camp is held from 10 a.m. until 1
p.m. at a cost of $20 for members
and $30 for potential members. A
bag lunch is needed.
There will be two sessions of
Fusion Soccer Camps, June 7-11
and July 19-23, for boys and girls,
ages 6-12. The full day camp is
from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. and costs
$130 for members and $180 for
potential members. The half-day
camp is from 9 a.m. until noon and
costs $90 for members and $140
for potential members. Participants
should bring a bag lunch, water bottle
and sunscreen.
Girls Volleyball camp is set for June
28-30 for girls, ages 10 through high
school. The camp will last from 9 a.m.
until noon and costs $30 for mem
bers and $40 for potential members.
YMCA Roller Hockey will have
two sessions during the week of
June 14-18. The first session, 6-7
p.m., is for boys and girls, ages 8 -
11. The cost is $5 for members and
$10 for potential members. The
second session, 7-8:30 p.m., is for
boys and girls, ages 12-18. The
cost is $10 for members and $15
for potential members. The camp
will be held at the YMCA sport
court. Helmets are mandatory and
face protection is suggested.
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were their primary support as they
faced cancer and their doctors,
nurses, pharmacists and other
providers. The rest of the crowd
falls in for the third lap. For much
of the night, people will walk the
track in honor of cancer survivors
and in memory of those lost to can
cer.
The track will be lined by rows of
white bags filled with sand and
containing a single candle pur
chased in honor or memory of
those who have fought cancer.
Around 9 p.m. all activity in the
stadium stops. The candles will be
lit and a luminary service will
honor the people represented by
the luminaries. Luminaries
spelling “Hope” will be a reminder
of the strides made in cancer
research and advances to come.
Relay for Life is also a fundraising
activity and about 40 area teams
have been raising money for the
American Cancer Society. Some
money goes to the cancer educa
tion, advocacy and support pro
grams of the ACS, but much goes
to research. The ACS is die nation’s
largest private, not-for-profit source of
cancer research funds and focuses
its efforts on “investigator-initiat
ed, peer-reviewed proposals.” That
means researchers bring ideas directly
to the ACS to request funding,
instead of funds only going to
administrators of large research
centers. The ACS feels this way
dollars are invested on innovative
ideas on the front lines of research
where they believe ground-break
ing cancer cures will occur.
Many Statesville Relay for Life
teams plan fundraising events at
the Relay, with proceeds going to
the American Cancer Society.
Several sell food items, making it a
good place for a family dinner
Friday night or breakfast Saturday
morning. Teams sponsor a variety
of prize contests, along with hot air
balloon rides, foot massages,
games for kids, jewelry sales, car
magnets, lollipops and cookbooks.
Local entertainment includes
singers, bands, puppet shows and
gymnastic.
For more information contact Kim
McKinney at 704-873-7666, Terri
Crosby at 704-872-3359, or the
American Cancer Society.
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Saturday, May 15 at 7:30pm
A Show offers desserts at intermission.
Tickets are $8 or two for $15.
Make reservations at 704-878-2797.
Tickets also available at the door!
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