New Chair for Central Frontenac Relay

Christine Teal | Dec 09, 2015

It is my honor to introduce to you our New Face for Relay. Vicki Babcock has taken over the reins from Lesley Smith-Merrigan to chair Relay for Life 2016.

Vicki brings with her a wealth of knowledge about Survivors as she was Chair and Co-Chair of Survivors on the committee for a number of years. As well, she brings first-hand experience on how cancer impacts the lives of those affected by this horrible disease. Vicki’s daughter, Kylie, is a survivor. A month before she turned two she was diagnosed with hypatoblastoma Cancer (a tumor on her liver that spread to her lungs). She is now eight and still going strong.

So be sure to mark June 18, 2016 on your calendar and once again we will be going from noon to midnight.

Once again we will have a full line up of entertainment including our very own HD Supply and Feral Five, who have already confirmed their attendance!! The day will be jam packed but in order to make this happen we are looking for more committee members, so if you are interested, please let Vicki or any other member of the Relay for Life Committee know. The committee is geared up for the Relay and have lots of ideas to make this year a successful one.

Registration is open so be sure to get your team registered; we are hoping for 25 teams for the 2016 Relay.

Our first incentive for teams is that if you happen to be one of the first 10 teams to register for Relay by January 17, your team will go in a draw for…(drum roll please…..)…..FRONT ROW SEATS when your favourite band FERAL FIVE play – and munchies! What a sweet deal – so be sure to get your team lined up and registered by January 17 in order to get in on this.

When Vicki was asked what made her decide to take on the role of chair, she said, “After being survivor chair on the relay committee for five years I decided to take on the role of chair because I love being part of relay and a great committee and community, and after seeing first hand what this horrible disease can do I want to continue doing everything I can to beat cancer. I am hoping that everyone will come out and support this great event and help us beat this disease together."

What changes can we expect to see for Relay 2016? The registration fee will be $15 for everyone, with no increases as the date approaches. We hope that each participant can raise $150. This year, when doing a team fundraiser, we ask that you separate out the money raised by each participant - we are doing some new team incentives, with hopes of bringing out new and past participants.

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