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Paint the
County Purple
Darke County Relay for Life Week
DARKE COUNTY - In conjunction with the Darke County Relay for Life, the
Darke County Commissioners proclaimed the week of July 13-19 as “Paint
the County Purple! - Darke County Relay for Life Week”
All citizens and businesses of Darke County are urged to join in the
fight against cancer by decorating the towns, homes and businesses in
purple! Consider making it a block competition. Then take a
picture of your neighborhood or individual decorations and submit your
photo to schlater48@embarqmail.com. Be sure to submit your name,
address, phone number along with your picture. Winners will be
announced at the Relay on July 18th. The business winner will
receive free advertising on the 2015 Relay T-Shirts. The
homeowner winner will receive a Relay Basket full of goodies. The
deadline to submit a picture is 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 17th.
Questions may be directed to Rose at (937) 526-5151. Please
show your support by decorating your house, town and business district
purple!!!
The Darke County Relay for Life will be held at Heritage Park in
Versailles beginning on Friday, July 18th at 6:00 with an opening
ceremony and going throughout the night (because cancer never sleeps)
until 12:00 noon (the closing ceremony) on July 22nd.
Relays are for CELEBRATING (with those who are survivors) - REMEMBERING
(those who lost their battle) - FIGHTING BACK (to find a cure and
educate). During the relay luminaries are available to
purchase. However advanced purchases are encouraged by contacting
Michele Alt at malt@midmark.com or going on line at
www.relayforlife.org/darkecounty and click on the “Dedicate a
Luminaria” icon. Luminaries are $10 each. Each luminary is
inscribed with the name of the person to be honored or
remembered. The luminaries are placed around the track and at
dusk (approximately 9:45 pm) the Luminary Ceremony will begin reading
the names and lighting the luminaries.
Also on Friday starting at 7:30 pm is the Relay for Life Auction with
many great items that would appeal to individuals, families, young and
old. Cincinnati Red's tickets, tickets to a NASCAR truck
race held at Eldora Speedway, a beach bag filled with gift cards &
lottery tickets, and gift card to the Inn of Versailles to name a few.
There are also many activities designed for the young children,
entertainment by Tyler & Mason DeMange starting at 8:30 pm, games
for all ages, and food; such as marinated grilled tenderloins, walking
tacos, burgers, chicken and noodles, and sno-cones offered throughout
Friday evening and again Saturday morning. All booths are
operated by Relay teams and all proceeds are given to the American
Cancer Society to be used for research, education and
advocacy.
The statistics are staggering; one in three people will be diagnosed
with cancer during their lifetime and more than two-thirds of all
cancer deaths are preventable. Since someone you know will
encounter this disease your awareness and participation in this
countywide event is requested.
Consider coming out to the Heritage Park grounds for your Friday
evening meal, spend a little time learning what resources are
available, methods for early detection and how the funds are
utilized. You will meet some of the bravest people who have
battled or are battling this disease. You'll witness their
passionate support for the Darke County Relay for Life and you'll see
the admiration and gratitude they have for your presence, compassion,
concern and desire to work with them to finding a cure.
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