Opening ceremony included a check presentation of $10,000 from Wal-Mart to Tracy Harnly's team. She raised over $45,000. Her story is an amazing one. She is the mother of 2 young boys. She was diagnosed with cancer 4 years ago - at the age of 30. It started in her breast, moved to her liver and has recently spread to her spine and ribs. Her passion to raise money for research is contagious. She is, again, undergoing chemotherapy and currently taking a drug that is keeping the cancer at bay. The drug is a result of a researcher funded by the American Cancer Society.
We stayed to watch the Miss Relay contest which included male cross-dressers (some of them in high heels!) who walked the track with their purses open to help raise additional monies. The highest dollar collector was "crowned" Miss Relay.
The luminary ceremony was very moving, as usual. Many of our family and friends were remembered/honored with decorated luminaria. They included: Neal & Maude Burmood, Delma Paul, Stanley Foster, Donna Lefler, Sally Petsinger and Joyce Piepenberg.
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