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2011 Relay For Life Update: Brandon, Bloomingdale, FishHawk, Plant City, Riverview, Seffner

We'll update you weekly on what has become the major local fundraiser of the year in terms of people participating and money raised: the American Cancer Society's grassroots Relay For Life.

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 more than $280,000.

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 $70,000 mark for the first time and FishHawk topping the $60,000 mark to clinch second place in the amount of funds raised. Plant City, in third place, tops the $55,000 mark.

Both Riverview and Plant City report more than 800 participants, with Brandon hitting 543 participants, 43 teams, and $35,350.94 raised, making it the first week the Relay topped the $30,000 mark. The Seffner/Dover Relay, the smallest in the field and the only event taking place at a middle school and not a high school, is nearing the $10,000 mark in monies raised.

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

Collectively, as of March 21, the six sites in Eastern Hillsborough County had reported 269 teams, 3,724 participants and $282,288.07 raised. (See chart below.) That means that over the past week, the effort has grown by three teams, 121 participants and $33,550.25 raised, an impressive 13.5 percent over the week before.

Start dates for the overnight relay run from March 25 through April 8.

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

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 schools and Burnett Middle School (Seffner/Dover).

Our weekly update will supplement coverage of the Relay movement as it unwinds — and as told through the heart and passion of die-hard believers in the cause to fight cancer.

The chart below includes links to information about area relay events, from which the updates on people and teams participating, and money raised, has been collected:

 

RELAY FOR LIFE UPDATE - Compiled March 21 Location Participants Teams Money Raised Bloomingdale 590 49 $43,567.62 Brandon 543 44 $35,350.94 FishHawk 746 33 $65,559.02 Plant City 809 65 $56,517.68 Riverview 836 55 $72,033.36 Seffner/Dover 200 23 $9,259.45 TOTALS 3,724 269 $282,288.07

 

Below is the Relay For Life calendar of events in Eastern Hillsborough County. Each event starts at 6 p.m. and runs through the next morning. (Note: the Riverview Relay kicks off at 2 p.m.)

  •  Relay For Life of Bloomingdale — March 25 at Bloomingdale High School  
  • Relay For Life of FishHawk — March 25 at Newsome High School
  • Relay for Life of Riverview — March 26 at Riverview High School
  • Relay For Life of Brandon — April 1 at Brandon High School
  • Relay For Life of Seffner/Dover — April 1 at Burnett Middle School
  • Relay For Life of Plant City — April 8 at Plant City High School

 

IMPORTANT DATES AND NOTICES:

  Team Meeting Bank Night Notes Bloomingdale 6 p.m. March 7, Bloomingdale High, Room 131 6 to 8 p.m. March 22, Bloomingdale High, Room 131 Flash Mob Practice:   2 to 4 p.m., March 6 and March 13, Bloomingdale High School football field Brandon 6 p.m. March 8, Brandon High, cafeteria 6 to 8 p.m., March 28, Bank of Tampa, 1217 Oakfield Drive   FishHawk Team Captains Party: 6 p.m. March 15, Sunset Bay Chapel, Lithia 6 to 7:30 p.m., March 22, Sunset Bay Chapel, Lithia   Plant City Team Captains Party: 6:30 p.m. March 14, Plant City High School, Media Cener     Riverview 6 p.m March 14, Riverview High School, cafeteria March 23, Sun Trust Bank, 11104 Bloomingdale Ave., Riverview All themes, onsite fundraisers and campsites must be chosen by March 14 Seffner/Dover 6:30 p.m. March 15, Delaney Creek Lodge 6 to 8 p.m. March 29, Railroad & Industrial Credit Union (1209 Kingsway Road) All themes, onsite fundraisers and campsites must be chosen by March 15


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