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Dover YMCA hosts May 18 Cleveland County Relay For Life Hosts, organizers note RFL organization has been around for 25 years by MICHAEL E. POWELL CF Media michael@cfmedia.info Emily Peterson, Development Manager/Southeast Region for the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life event said recently the group will have their 2024 RFL event Saturday, May 18, starting at 5 p.m., at the Dover YMCA, located at 411 Cherryville Rd., Shelby, NC. Peterson said of the muchloved, successful event, “Relay For Life of Cleveland County has been around for over 25 years!” adding, “...it has not always been held at the same location!” She further noted, “We are very excited to be having the event at the Dover Foundation YMCA and they’re a great partner!” While there is no “standard crowd size” for the event,
Peterson said many of the participants are either cancer survivors and/or family members or supporters of and for cancer survivors. And, as the organizers have noted in the past, anyone can participate in the RFL as either a group or individual, so long as they register. Said Ms. Peterson, “I like to compare RFL to a block party or tailgate! Usually we have about 300 people at the event. The crowd consists of survivors, caregivers and those that hope for a future free from cancer! We’re all together in the fight! ANYONE and EVERYONE is welcome to join us!” As Peterson reiterated, the Saturday, May 18 event starts
In this photo, the Cleveland County RFL group, many wearing their purple tee-shirts honoring their survivors, start their walk out front of the Shelby Dover YMCA. at 5 p.m., and lasts until 10 p.m., and is held, as it has been in the past couple of years, at the Dover YMCA, in Shelby. Also, and as per the
These 2022 cancer survivors and supporters, calling themselves the “Pirates of the Cureibbean,” proudly coming through the purple gateway, signifying their support for all survivors everywhere.
ACS’ web site, food will be available for purchase throughout the entire event. “Additionally, individual teams will have food for purchase and we will have food trucks on site,” noted Ms. Peterson, who added, “Upon arrival (at the Dover YMCA), follow the direction signs and drive slowly to a parking spot.” Peterson continued, “Registration is still open and we welcome people that want to sign up day of event! Again, you can register Ms. Cindi Welch, co-event lead for a past as an individual or year’s Relay For Life, held at Shelby’s team,” or interested Dover YMCA, addresses the volunteers See RELAY, Page 2 and participants during the event.
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