Roseau County Relay For Life
August 12, 2011
The 2011 Roseau County American Cancer Society “Relay For Life” will be held on Friday August 12 at the Roseau City Park. Every one is geared up and eager for this special event. The 15th annual Roseau County Relay For Life theme is “Happy Birthday IS a Victory Song.” Teams have been working hard throughout the year to make this Relay a big success as it has over the past years. Volunteers are the backbone to making the Relay run so smooth. If you would like to help with the Relay – your help would be appreciated and without saying needed. Help is always needed for set up, luminaries, food serving, and/or cleanup. Just give one of the chairmen a call. Volunteers DO make a difference.
AGENDA
5:00 PM Team and Survivor Registration
Survivor Pictures
The Jack Pines Band will begin performing
5:30 PM Meal will be served by the Knights of Columbus
(Free will offering)
6:45 PM Victory Parade
Presentation of the Colors
National Anthem
7:00 PM Opening Ceremony with MC
Music by Kristi Cleven and Sara Krause
The Cancer Survivors will be introduced and will lead the first lap of the Relay.
The Service of Hope and Healing with the Roseau Ministerial Society will be at dusk (approximately 9 PM) with the lighting of the luminaries to follow.
There will be prizes awarded for the Best Decorated Campsite and the Best Fundraiser as voted upon by the people attending.
Following the Service of Hope and the lighting of the luminaries, Dynasty DJ will be providing Karaoke for anyone who’d like to participate. There will be entertainment from midnight until dawn. Some of the events that are in the works include: Zumba, Bingo, and a Cakewalk just to mention a few. At 3 AM the band “With a Voice” from Warroad will be performing for the young people during a “Teen Hour of Inspiration.” The final lap will be at 5:00 AM and at 5:30 AM Saturday morning August 13th the closing ceremony will be held.
The HOUR of HOPE is returning this year. You may have an hour of the Relay dedicated in honor of or in memory of a loved one for a $100 donation.
The purpose of the Relay For Life event is raise money through donations to help fight cancer. This event also gives us the opportunity to honor cancer survivors and remember those who have given their life to cancer. Luminaries may be purchased in honor or in memory of family or friends who have been touched by cancer. These luminaries will line the walking path throughout the park. Luminaries can be purchased at various places of business: Citizen State Bank of Roseau, Border State Bank of Roseau, Badger and Greenbush, Doug’s at Warroad and Roseau, and the Roseau and Warroad Altru Clinics. Teams are encouraged to turn in the list of names they have so far from the luminary bags so the committee can get a head start on the Memory Wall.
The Roseau County Relay For Life theme “Happy Birthday IS a Victory Song” goes right along with the American Cancer Society’s theme of “Creating a World with More Birthdays. The donations received are used in many areas: Cancer research, Patient services in Roseau County, Advocacy promoting the prevention of cancer, and Cancer Education in Roseau County. Gas cards, volunteer drivers, equipment, wigs, the Reach to Recovery program, cancer support groups and educational materials are just a few of the ways these donations come back to help patients in Roseau County.
The donations over the past 14 years have grown as well as the attendance. In 1997 $16,423.00 was received in donations and in 2010 $86,509.00 was received. A total of over $658,000. has been raised in donation over the past 14 years. That is remarkable! It shows the dedication and commitment of all the residents of Roseau County to fight and stomp out cancer!
Let’s make the 2011 “Happy Birthday IS a Victory Song” Relay For Life the biggest VICTORY success Roseau County has seen.
Submitted by the American Cancer Society
Roseau County Relay For Life
Roseau County Relay For Life Co-Chairmen
Natali Anderson – Home (218) 242-0623 or at Border State Bank (218) 528-4255
and Amy Hove – Home (218) 463-1038 or at Citizen State Bank (218) 463-2135
