FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com JUNE 9, 2016 • TIMES 21 Fighting cancer at M.V. Relay for Life BY ROBERT POZARYCKI [email protected] @robbpoz Cancer doesn’t stand a chance as long as everyone steps up to fight it. That’s the attitude hundreds of volunteers will take with them when they participate in the American Cancer Society Relay for Life in Middle Village this month. The Middle Village Relay takes place at 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 11, and continuing until 7 a.m. the following morning at Brennan Field in Juniper Valley Park. Tens of thousands of dollars will be raised at both events for the American Cancer Society and its ongoing cancer research and treatment efforts. The Relay for Life program is one of the ACS’ most successful fundraising initiatives; relays held nationwide have raised millions of dollars for the organization over the last three decades. At the Middle Village relay teams of participants — including families, friends, companies and community groups — will walk or run laps through the night and into the following morning. Camps are set up near the track where team members can rest and enjoy food, games, music and entertainment. At least one member of each team must be on the track for the duration of the relay. The relay kicks off with an opening ceremony followed by the “Survivors’ Lap” with local cancer survivors — wearing purple T-shirts — who make a circuit on the track as a symbol of their resiliency and strength. Once the lap is completed, the other teams begin their overnight journey. After nightfall, volunteers will also hold a ceremony to light up luminaria lining the course. Each luminaria is lit in honor of a cancer survivor or in memory of someone who lost their battle with cancer. Even if you cannot participate in the Relay for Life, there are plenty of other ways to contribute through sponsorships available online. Volunteers are also needed to assist in setting up prior to the relay and cleaning up the grounds after it is over. For more information on the Middle Village relay email Carol Palacio at carol.palacio@cancer. org. RIDGEWOOD TIMES/File photo Cancer survivors at the 2015 Middle Village Relay for Life, which was held despite rainy weather. Join us June 11, 2016 from 10A.M. – 5P.M. for Join us June 11, 2016 from 12 Noon – 5P.M. for FAMILY FUN DAY at St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Academy! Come join our School Family on June 11th for a fun-filled event featuring good food, music, face painting, rock climbing, bouncy houses, games, raffles, and obstacle courses! Location: 181 Suydam Street, Brooklyn, New York 11221. School Yard entrance on 1080 Willoughby Avenue. Come join our School Family on June 11th for a fun-filled event featuring Public transportation good food,available music,via face the painting,M line (Central rock Avenue climbing,Station) bouncy or the houses,B52, B38, games, or B60 lines. raffles, and obstacle courses! St. Frances has been serving the Bushwick Community for over 90 years, and we welcome you and your family to a free tour of the school!!!Location: For more 181 information Suydam contact Street,(718) Brooklyn, 386-9277 or New visit York http://sfc-11221.ca.com. Vienen a unirse a nuestra School familia Yard de la entrance escuela el on 11 1080 de junio Willoughby para un evento Avenue. lleno de diversión que ofrece buena Public comida,transportation música, pintura available de caras,via the escalada M line en (Central roca, casas Avenue inflables,Station) juegos,or the rifas, y carreras B52, B38, or B60 lines. de obstáculos! Direccion: 181 St. Frances Suydam St,has Brooklyn been serving NY 11221 the Bushwick Community for over 90 years, la entrada sera and por we el welcome patio de la you escuela and en your Willoughby family to Avenue.a free tour of the school!!! For Transporte público sera disponible a través de la línea M estación de la avenida Central o la línea de autobús B52, B38,more y information B60. contact (718) 386-9277 or visit http://sfc-ca.com. St. Frances ha estado sirviendo a la comunidad de Bushwick por más de 90 años, y nosotros les damos la bienvenida a usted y a su familia a una excursion de la escuela . Para obtener más información contactenos al(718)386-9277 o visite nuestra pagina web http://sfc-ca.com/
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