{"id":6663,"date":"2012-04-13T22:15:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-14T03:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=6663"},"modified":"2012-04-13T22:36:28","modified_gmt":"2012-04-14T03:36:28","slug":"relay-for-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2012\/04\/relay-for-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Relay Entertainment
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\"\"<\/a>Relay For Life is the premier fundraising event for The American Cancer Society. This is not a running event. Participants can walk the track, participate in many fun games and contests and choose from many different types of food items that will be available.<\/p>\n

Highlights of the relay include:<\/strong><\/p>\n

2:00 p.m. Opening ceremonies and the survivors walking the first lap around the track<\/p>\n

9:00 p.m. Luminary ceremony to remember those who have lost the battle with cancer and honor those who are still fighting or have won the battle with cancer.<\/p>\n

10:45 p.m.\u00a0Miss Relay Pageant \u2013 men get to dress as women and compete for the title of \u2018Miss Relay\u201d<\/p>\n

7:00 a.m. Sunrise\u00a0Service<\/p>\n

8:00 a.m. Closing ceremonies<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

There will be performances by the following:<\/p>\n

Past and present Lehigh Idol winners<\/p>\n

FBI Band<\/p>\n

Floribeen Express<\/p>\n

Krystal Walters<\/p>\n

East\u00a0Lee\u00a0County\u00a0Drama Club<\/p>\n

Zumba with Ellie Lopez<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

There will also be:<\/p>\n

Wing Eating Contest<\/p>\n

Frozen Tee Shirt Contest<\/p>\n

Blind Folded musical chairs<\/p>\n

Scavenger Hunt<\/p>\n

There will also be fun activities for the kids, lots of food for sale, drawings for many different types of items. Lots and lots of fun.<\/p>\n

We hope everyone in the community will come out and participate. Everyone has been touched by cancer in some way and this is our way of fighting back for a cure.<\/p>\n

For more information please contact DiAnna Reisinger\u00a0239\/910-7573<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0239\/369-8033<\/a>.<\/p>\n

When:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 April 21st<\/sup>\u00a02:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. the next morning<\/p>\n

Where<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Veterans\u00a0Park\u00a0Academy\u00a0for the Arts,\u00a049 Homestead Road S., Lehigh Acres FL<\/p>\n

Who<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Everyone is invited<\/p>\n

Wha<\/strong>t:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Celebration and fundraiser for anyone who has been touched by cancer or knows someone who has been touched by cancer.<\/p>\n

Why an overnight event<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To symbolize the fight that cancer patients make against cancer. The darkness represents the hardest and darkest hours of their battle with cancer. The sunrise represents their success in the fight.<\/p>\n

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Please join us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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