Whitley County Relay for Life brought in nearly $20,000 for American Cancer Society
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The 2011 Whitley County Relay for Life was held for a 24 hour period beginning at 9 a.m. on June 4, 2011. According to Whitley County Relay for Life coordinator Lisa Stoll, participants exceeded the year's fundraising total by $1000 -- bringing in nearly $20,000 in needed funds for the American Cancer Society. Stormy weather late Saturday evening only briefly curtailed activities and participants took shelter inside the Indian Springs Middle School gymnasium for awhile before the poignant luminaria ceremony in which the names of hundreds of brave cancer warriors are read aloud.
Above, from left, Judith Sherman and Tammy Gross pause for a hug on the relay around the track during the annual American Cancer Society's Whitley County Relay for Life fundraising event.