It will be a full day of events at tomorrow’s Greene County Relay for Life.
Relay Chair Peg Raney says the morning will start at 9:30am with relay teams checking in at the Greene County Community Center and they will start walking around the indoor track.
She points out that both the luminaria sales will be from 9:30am-12:30pm and the silent auction bids will be from 9:30am-1:15pm. That will be followed by the survivor’s reception at 9:45am.
Then at 10am, Von Keletson will perform and the high school’s Interact Club will start their fun room activities for 2-12 year-olds from 10am-1pm.
At 10:20am the survivors will walk outside east of the rec center to the start of the Color Out Cancer 5K run/walk on Lincoln Way. The race then begins at 10:30am. Also at 10:30am, people seventh grade and older are invited to contribute to a color out cancer collage for a free-will donation.
At 11:20am will be the welcome ceremony by Raney along with the presentation of colors by the Jefferson VFW and the American Legion and the playing of the National Anthem by the Town and Country Band.
After the race will be a community barbecue meal which is prepared by the Greene County Cattlemen’s Association and served by Beta Sigma Phi for a free-will donation. The meal will be from 11:30am-1:30pm. During that time, performances by the Town and Country Band, Prairie Blue Creative Arts Center, the Rhythm Room dancers and the History Boy Theatre Company.
Raney states that between each act, Locks of Love will be cutting people’s hair to be donated to make covers for current cancer patients.
Then at 1:30pm will be the announcement of the winners of the silent auction, raffle prizes and the color out cancer collage.
The day events finish with the luminaria ceremony at 2pm with featured soloist Katie Leusink and names of those loved ones who passed away from cancer or those who are currently going through their battle with cancer will be read.
At 7pm at Christ Lutheran Church in Jefferson will be Sharon Stalder, a cancer survivor telling her story as the featured “Fight Back” speaker.
Raney hopes everyone can come out in support of the Relay for Life.
“Cancer affects everyone, young kids, middle-aged people, older people, everybody and their family, friends, neighbors, everybody has been affected by cancer. So we welcome everybody to come and be apart of this great event.”
And don’t forget to join Raccoon Valley Radio’s Big Red Radio for live coverage of the Relay for Life from 9am-noon.
The event itself goes from 9:30am-2:30pm at the Greene County Community Center in Jefferson on Saturday, April 26th. Click on the image below for a full list of activities:
