Giving cancer the boot

Relay For Life is a fun-filled overnight event designed to celebrate cancer survivors and raise money for research, education, advocacy, programs and services. This program is the American Cancer Society’s Annual signature event, which provides opportunities for communities to learn more about cancer while bringing all cancer survivors together with their families and friends in the search for a cure. It was held at NLC on May 7.

Angel Burke, Metro Area Manager of the American Cancer Society, teamed together with North Lake College’s Mosaic Alliance, PSSA, Phi Theta Kappa, SGA, WEOTA, the Community Library, the Police and Facilities Department, the famous Blazer Bells, and Volunteer Event Coordinators were Dr. Yolanda Romero, Dan Joutras and Jan Bodnar.

Students, faculty, staff, volunteers and hundreds of other community participants walked all night in the parking lot of the campus, stimulating the true meaning of the event, “Cancer Never Sleeps” in every step of the way. Thanks to the help and support of everyone involved, this year’s “Relay for Life” raised close to $100,000 for the fight against cancer. Stay tuned for details on next year’s event.

(Jean Mills, NLC’s campus nurse, was also an event coordinator for the ACS Relay.)