Hi GWebbers:

I am chairing the Geneva/ Chuluota American Cancer Society Relay for Life which will be held May 15th. There are Relays all over but this is new for our community. The event is a community get together/carnival/slumber party. It is a also a fundraiser for a very good cause. And it is also a time to celebrate cancer survivors, remember those we lost, and support all the caregivers out there, through ceremony and their participation in the event.

Our event will be unique in that it is going to be "Relay the Country Way" and, instead of being held in an athletic field at a school, which is typical, it will be held in a big field off Snow Hill Road so we can whoop and holler all night and only bother the critters. The idea is families, clubs, businesses, friends - whatever - make teams (typically 10-15 people) and the team raises money by asking people to pledge to support them, and hold bake sales or whatever in advance, and, at the event, also raise money by selling food or baskets or *plants* - whatever strikes their fancy. Each team sets up a campsite. Each team keeps one person walking on the track for 18 hours (6PM thru noon the next day) while we provide music, food, ceremonies and other entertainment round the clock. In keeping with the Country theme, we will have a contry music radio station live broadcast, several top notch local country music performers, line dance lessons, a pig roast, and other fun things.

It would be fun to have a GWeb team - the team could sell plants at the event as the fund raiser and I think it would be a hoot to have a bunch of you characters all camping out! Or if any of you want to bring a team of any composition we would welcome you.

Also if you are a survivor, someone currently battling cancer, or a caregiver, and want to be attend the event in that capacity we would love to have you. We will have special shirts made for you, we will have a survivor/caregiver lap, and for a small donation for each luminaria, we will have a luminaria ceremony just after sunset where we light candles in bags decorated with the names of those we wish to recognize.

If you want to learn more, we are having a cookout on October 22nd at the Yarborouogh Ranch at 1355 Snow Hill Road Geneva at 6PM. Come if you are curious but please RSVP to my ACS staff partner, Betsy Patterson at betsy.patterson@cancer.org so we can get a head count for food. If you cannot come but want more info then you can email me at naturegirl.adams@gmail.com.

Thanks!

Anita

PS We are just getting organized (just had our first comittee meeting this week!) so our web site is pretty sparse but I included a link anyway

Here is a link that might be useful: Geneva Chuluota Relay For Life