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Villanova’s Relay for Life tops $124,500
Royal Canadian Legion Br. 157 president Shawn Wilkie (foreground, right) and Sgt.-at-Arms Tim Girard salute after laying a wreath at the Decoration Day service Sunday morning.
The Survivor Lap that kicked off the Relay for Life at St. Thomas of Villanova Secondary School last Friday afternoon (above) involved cancer survivors and their families while the students, decked out in various team colours, joined in afterward (left).
By Ron Giofu The fight against cancer got a six-figure boost thanks to students and staff at St. Thomas of Villanova Catholic Secondary School. Villanova held its latest Relay for Life last Friday with the event starting in sunshine in the early afternoon and ending at night in the rain, but regardless of the weather, the fundraising total as of Friday night of
approximately $124,500 put everyone in a good mood. Sofia Borrowman, a Grade 11 student who co-captained the organizing committee with friend Michela La Porta, said the school raised $72,000 in its last Relay for Life in 2023. By early afternoon, the fundraising total this year had topped $81,000 and donations kept rolling in to where it hit the $124,500 mark. Donations came in online and offline, the latter seeing cheques and cash coming in. Borrowman said it was very emotional to see the Survivor Lap that helped start the event as well as the evening’s luminary ceremony that recalled those loved ones who have battled cancer. “It’s been a lot of organizational work,” added La Porta. “This day is what it was for. It’s definitely been worth it.” The 2023 Relay for Life was “such a success,” La Porta added, so much so that they and their entire committee wanted to top it this year.
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Decoration Day observed by Legion Br. 157 By Ron Giofu
Veterans who did not pass away during war time and Legion members who have died in the past year were honoured last Sunday. Royal Canadian Legion Fort Malden Br. 157 presented its annual Decoration Day service Sunday morning at the cenotaph in King’s Navy Yard Park. Royal Canadian Legion Fort Malden Br. 157 president Shawn Wilkie said Decoration Day is “a traditional recognition” by the Legion but “unlike Remembrance Day when we reflect on those killed in the Great Wars, we now gather to pay our respects to those unnamed soldiers who succumbed to wargotten injuries and illnesses, those of which are not listed on the cenotaph.”
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