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Wednesday, May 8, 2013 The Kings Mountain Herald | www.kmherald.net Page 7A
RELAY: a success
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supporters rose to the occasion and
raised more than $4,000 for the cause. .
The man behind Kings Mountain’s
Relay for Life is Frank Burns, the city’s
fire chief and a cancer survivor. Burns
has lost a brother to bile duct cancer and
has stood beside another brother and a
sister as they battled and defeated can-
cer. He has spearheaded the organization
of every Relay for Life and was himself
diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2006.
Through almost a year of weekly ra-
diation treatments and surgery, he and
= doctors defeated the cancer and he was
declared disease-free in 2007.
“Fortunately, we caught it early,” he
said.
Burns is happy Friday night was such
a success, and lauded Events Coordina-
tor Tina Gettys for a job well done.
“It was a really great turnout despite
the weather. The threat of rain probably
kept a few teams away, but we did great
and raised a lot of money. Tina did a
great job.”
b Most who participate in Relay for
Life can bear witness to the agony and
frustration wrought by cancer, and they
are resolute about marching on in their
loved ones’ memories.
“It was very hard, very painful for all
of us,” said Jerry Newman, 38, of
Clover, S.C., who lost a young cousin to
cancer almost a decade ago. He also
walks in honor of “a very good friend”
who is now battling cancer.
Four million people in more than 20
countries participate in the Relay for
Life movement. :
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To learn more about cancer research
and fundraising opportunities, visit
www.relayforlife.org or www.cancer.org
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