Editorial/Op

A Reason to Relay

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    My Mom was born here in Central in 1933, and died in 1997 in her home on that same family farm on the Comite River.  She was a daughter, sister, wife, mother and grandmother beyond comparison.  She raised four boys, refereed our arguments, played games with us and bandaged the damage we inevitably did to ourselves and each other.  She was the kind of grandmother that had tea parties and picnics with my girls and always had treats in the snack drawer.  Mia and I considered Mom and Dad some of our closest friends.  She was an amazing woman and I miss her.  Cancer touches all of our lives.
    We all have a story like mine, someone close to us who has battled cancer.  The American Cancer Society holds only one major fundraiser each year, Relay For Life.  If just a small percentage of us who have been impacted by Cancer support this year’s Relay For Life in Central, it will be a huge success.
    Before I give you the details of this year’s relay, I want to challenge everyone to think for just a moment about how your life would have been different if Cancer had been cured 20 years ago.  I can tell you that for me, with that vision in my mind, this year’s Relay For Life won’t go by without my support.  Pledge a few dollars, come out and rejoice over the lives of those who are beating Cancer, and celebrate the lives of those who did not.  Consider giving a few dollars or a few minutes on November 16th to help find a cure for Cancer.
    For the first time in the Central Relay’s 5 year life, this year’s Relay will include a “5K Gleaux Run”, which is a night-time 5K run held at Central’s new school facility with glow sticks galore.  There will be a silent auction, a luminary service, music, food and the ever-popular pet parade.  So imagine a world without Cancer and come out and support Central’s Relay for Life.
    To make a donation or register as a Cancer Survivor and attend the pancake breakfast Saturday morning go to RelayForLife.org/CentralLA.  To register for the 5K Gleaux Run go to Active.com and look for the “Central Gleaux Run”, Cancer Survivors run free but should sign up on the Relay for Life website, not on active.com.  Helping to beat Cancer, now THAT is Good News for a Great City.
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