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Cancer Fighters Gearing Up for 2013 Brandon Relay For Life

The 2013 Brandon Relay For Life kicks off 6 p.m. April 12 at Brandon High School. Donations for the six Relays in Eastern Hillsborough County top $300,000.

 

The American Cancer Society's 2013 Relay For Life season in Eastern Hillsborough County continues next weekend at Brandon High School, where the overnight fundraiser is set to kick off April 12 at 6 p.m. with 23 teams and more than 200 registered participants. 

Additional Relays for Eastern Hillsborough County are scheduled April 19 for Armwood and Plant City high schools. Relays were held this weekend at Bloomingale High and late last month at Riverview and Newsome high schools.

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Collectively, as of 9 a.m. April 7, the six sites in Eastern Hillsborough County had reported 251 teams, 3,753 participants and $322,299.69 raised. (See chart below.)

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2013 RELAY FOR LIFE UPDATE — Compiled April 7 (9 a.m.)

Location Participants Teams  Donations  Location Date Bloomingdale 649 51  $37,158.71 Bloomingdale High School, 1700 Bloomingdale Ave. April 5, 6 p.m. Brandon  214 23  $11,943.11 Brandon High School, 1101 Victoria St. April 12, 6 p.m. FishHawk 916 39  $96,508.09 Newsome High School, 16550 FishHawk Blvd. March 23, noon Plant City 919 65  $52,499.19 Plant City High School, One Raider Place April 19, 6 p.m. Riverview 800 53  $99,913.55 Riverview High School, 11311 Boyette Road March 23, noon Seffner/Dover 255 20  $24,277.03 Armwood High School, 12000 East U.S. Highway 92, Seffner April 19, 6 p.m. TOTALS 3,753 251  $322,299.68

Source: American Cancer Society Relay For Life

 


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