Community Corner
Relay For Life Mission Viejo Kicked off their 2015 Season.
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Celebrating 30 years of Relay For Life, the Kickoff took a step back a few decades to help inspire teams to go 80s for the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life Mission Viejo to be held on June 6-7, 2015 at Saddleback College.
The 2015 Relay season will mark the 30th year since Dr. Gordy Klatt, a colorectal surgeon, decided to personally raise money for the fight by doing something he enjoyed — running marathons. He ran throughout the night and raised $27,000 for the American Cancer Society. Now, Relays are held around the world.
Footloose and complete with blue jean attire, headbands, legwarmers, fingerless gloves and leggings the Relay committee and cancer ambassadors got the crowd motivated at the Norman P. Murray Community Center.
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Denise Matson, Event Lead and Steve Bell, Co-lead Volunteer for California named the Top Five Teams for 2014- Team Tricia, Judy’s Angels, Team Hope, Team Rouhie and Mission Impossible. Matson said in 2014 we had a net income of $134,000.
During the kickoff, Sheila Boswell spoke on being a survivor of appendiceal cancer and maintaining it with chemotherapy. Boswell is the Survivor Chairperson this year.
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Committee members were available to offer help with starting a team, getting registered and sharing ideas. The event included cancer information, a luminaria display, a scavenger hunt of fun facts, door prizes, free food and entertainment.
Relay is an opportunity for the community to support and celebrate people who have battled cancer, remember lost loved ones and it is a way to fight back against the disease.
Please join us at Relay for Life/Mission Viejo committee meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. The committee meets the second Wednesday of each month at 6:30 pm.
The meeting for February and March will be held in the Saddleback Room at the Mission Viejo City Hall, 200 Civic Center Dr, Mission Viejo, CA 92692. There are no dues or fees. Anyone within the city of Mission Viejo or the surrounding area is welcome to join us. You can put your talents to work making this a world with more birthdays.
For more information please call, Denise Matson at 949-933-0732 or email denisematson17@gmail.com. Also, feel free to call Margot Ferron/Publicity/Marketing at 949/309-1235 or gomargotgo@aol.com.
