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The American Cancer Society's Relay For Life season in Eastern Hillsborough County is underway with three of the area’s six events running this last weekend in March. Close to $350,000 has been raised in advance, including the $229,785.02 raised collectively by the 138 teams and 2,325 participants reported so far for the Relays at Bloomingdale, Newsome and Riverview high schools. The overnight Relays at Bloomingdale and FishHawk high schools began March 25 at 6 p.m. The Relay at Riverview High starts 6 p.m. March 26. Indeed, the march is on to find a cure, as evidenced by the huge ramp up in …
The American Cancer Society's Relay For Life season is underway and proceeds raised so far from the six events in Eastern Hillsborough County have collectively raised close to $250,000. Indeed, the march is on to find a cure, as evidenced by this week’s growth in Relay For Life numbers, with one Relay, in Riverview, topping the $60,000 mark for the first time, with FishHawk and Plant City both topping the $50,000 mark. Bloomingdale more than doubled its monies raised over a one-week time period and Riverview is the first Relay to hit 800 participant (Plant City is four participant shy of the …
The American Cancer Society's Relay For Life season is underway and proceeds raised so far from the six events in Eastern Hillsborough County have collectively raised just shy of $200,000. That’s good news to people like Mary Coram, a breast cancer survivor and breast care educator at Total Imaging on Parsons Avenue in Brandon. (Related Coverage: Passion Reigns at Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce Health Fair at Campo Family YMCA.) “There are a lot of people who don’t know how to do a breast exam and a lot of them don’t get the mammograms,” Coram said at the Greater Brandon Chamber of …
The American Cancer Society's Relay For Life season is underway and Mary Kraack couldn’t be more thankful. “I’m a breast cancer survivor,” she said, Feb. 27, at the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party fundraiser hosted by the Rotary Club of Brandon South at Cross Creek Ranch in Dover. “The Relay is such an incredible support system that has been created. I count anybody who attends any Relay For Life as my friend." Kraack has lots of friends. Collectively, as of Feb. 28, the six sites in Eastern Hillsborough County had reported 259 teams, 3,165 participants and $169,538.73 raised. (See chart below.) That…
The American Cancer Society's Relay For Life season gets underway with organizers and participants working hard to put together teams, themes and fundraising efforts for their respective events. Collectively, as of Feb. 22, the six sites in Eastern Hillsborough County had reported 253 teams, 3,064 participants and $152,071.08 raised. (See chart below.) That means that over the past week, the effort has grown by 10 teams, 193 participants and $24,239.95. Start dates for the overnight relay run from March 25 through April 8. Periodically at Brandon Patch we will give updates on the efforts …
The American Cancer Society's Relay For Life season gets underway with organizers and participants working hard to put together teams, themes and fundraising efforts for their respective events. Collectively, as of Feb. 14, the six sites in Eastern Hillsborough County had reported 243 teams, 2,871 participants and $127,831.13 raised. (See chart below.) That means that over the past week, the effort has grown by six teams, 330 participants and $15,798.27. Start dates for the overnight relay run from March 25 through April 8. Periodically at Brandon Patch we will give updates on the efforts …
Beth Lewis wants to say goodnight to cancer, which is why she’s asking hundreds of Greater Brandon residents to join her for an overnight slumber party on the football field and track of the area’s oldest high school. At the Brandon High School cafeteria on Feb. 8, at 6 p.m., Lewis will discuss the upcoming Greater Brandon Relay For Life and its 2011 theme, “Saying Goodnight to Cancer.” “There will be a lot of pajama parties and tooth fairies,” said Lee, about the campsite decorations, costumes and activities that define each relay nationwide. The Brandon relay is one of six scheduled for …
The American Cancer Society's Relay For Life season gets underway with organizers and participants working hard to put together teams, themes and fundraising efforts for their respective events. Collectively, as of Feb. 7, the six sites in Eastern Hillsborough County had reported 237 teams, 2,541 participants and $112,032.86 raised. (See chart below.) Start dates for the overnight relay run from March 25 through April 8. Periodically at Brandon Patch we will give updates on the efforts underway for relay events at Bloomingdale, Brandon, Newsome (FishHawk), Plant City and Riverview high …
