Despite heat and ominous skies, hundreds turn out for 24-hour Relay for Life at North Boundary Park.
Hundreds of cancer survivors, families, friends and supporters attended the American Cancer Society's Greater Cranberry Township Relay for Life on Saturday and Sunday. The 24-hour event was held at North Boundary Park. Cranberry Patch.com visited early Saturday afternoon and took photos of the festivities. Over 40 teams walked for the 24-hour time period from Saturday morning to Sunday morning. One of those teams, Sharon's Smile, was lead by Robert Faulkner whose wife, Sharon, is fighting brain cancer. Sharon was there on and off with Robert and was sitting with her sister-in-law, Leslie Faulkner, when we were visiting. Leslie's husband is Robert's brother and is in China on a mission trip, so Leslie was filling in. Leslie lives in Monaca …
American Cancer Society's Relay for Life of the Greater Cranberry Township Area lasts 24 hours this weekend.
When Robert Faulkner’s wife, Sharon, was diagnosed with brain cancer in November 2009, a devastating and frustrating chapter opened in both their lives. “As a caregiver, you can give as much as you can give and you can love as much as you can love, but you still feel inadequate,” said Falkner. Then a friend who was a co-worker and cancer survivor told him about the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, and Faulkner discovered the event could help him believe “he could do something.” Faulkner will be among the 41 teams composed of more than 500 participants in this weekend’s American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life of the Greater Cranberry Township Area. Relay for Life is a 24-hour event that celebrates cancer survivorship and raises …
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Eureka Tangerette
10:41 pm on Sunday, July 24, 2011
THANK YOU to everyone that came out to support our annual Relay For Life event, Hope Carnival 2011. We're well on our way to reaching our overall goal of raising $123,500 for the American Cancer Society this year. We're currently at $115,000+ and counting till August 31. THANK YOU all for your support of the Society, our survivors & Relay family!!! more ›