Community Corner

Eastern Hillsborough Relays Start Strong, Build Momentum

The American Cancer Society's 2013 Relay For Life season in Eastern Hillsborough County started strong with events at Riverview and Newsome high schools. Events are coming at Armwood, Bloomingdale, Brandon and Plant City high schools.

 

Successful events at Newsome and Riverview high schools marked the opening round of the American Cancer Society's 2013 Relay For Life season in Eastern Hillsborough County, with close to $190,000 raised at these two Relays alone, according to the latest online account.

Additional Relays for Eastern Hillsborough County are scheduled in the weeks ahead for Armwood, Bloomingdale, Brandon and Plant City high schools.

Find out what's happening in Brandonwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Collectively, as of 5 a.m. March 23, the six sites in Eastern Hillsborough County had reported 249 teams, 3,634 participants and $274,045.14 raised. (See chart below.) That represents a $17,400 increase since the last Patch posting, March 23.

In reading the chart below, keep in mind that final tallies for Relay events don't come until months after the events end. Also, not all donations are noted online in real time. 

Find out what's happening in Brandonwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

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Were you at this year's Relay For Life events at Newsome and Riverview high schools? Do you plan on participating at Armwood, Bloomingdale, Brandon or Plant City high schools? Let us know in the comment box below. And check out our extensive coverage, as noted below.

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2013 RELAY FOR LIFE UPDATE — Compiled March 26 (5 a.m.)

Location Participants Teams  Donations  Location Date Bloomingdale 608 51  $17,364.80 Bloomingdale High School, 1700 Bloomingdale Ave. April 5, 6 p.m. Brandon  201 23  $10,483.11 Brandon High School, 1101 Victoria St. April 12, 6 p.m. FishHawk 916 39  $93,618.09 Newsome High School, 16550 FishHawk Blvd. March 23, noon Plant City 865 63  $40,042.66 Plant City High School, One Raider Place April 19, 6 p.m. Riverview 800 53  $94,924.15 Riverview High School, 11311 Boyette Road March 23, noon Seffner/Dover 244 20  $17,612.33 Armwood High School, 12000 East U.S. Highway 92, Seffner April 19, 6 p.m. TOTALS 3,634 249  $274,045.14

Source: American Cancer Society Relay For Life

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2013 Relay For Life Coverage:

  • On View at the 2013 Riverview Relay For Life
  • On View at the 2013 FishHawk Relay For Life
  • FishHawk Creek Moms Club Relays For Life at Newsome High
  • 'Team Heather' Stays Strong at 2013 Relay For Life



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