Relay for Life set for Friday-Saturday on Square

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

The annual Vernon County Relay For Life walk will once again be held on the grounds of the Vernon County Courthouse in Nevada, beginning at 6 p.m. Friday.

The event will end 12 hours later, at 6 a.m. Saturday.

"We want the cancer survivors to make note we have set the "survivor" walk back an hour, until around 7, so it might be a little cooler during the walk," said Julie Kemper, chairwoman of the Relay for Life committee. "Hopefully the public will join the Relay For Life teams and cancer survivors in this annual event which is a major fundraiser in the fight against cancer."

The opening ceremony kicks things off at 6 and the "always moving luminary ceremony" will be at 9 p.m.

The luminary ceremony honors and remembers those who have faced the battle with cancer, Kemper said in a news release about the annual event.

Games slated throughout the night include a scavenger hunt, dance contests, frozen T-shirt contest, and team relays around the Square. Various singers, entertainers, speakers will be on hand, and lots of food will be available.

Prizes will be awarded throughout the night.

"The reason why the times of 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. (Saturday) were chosen for the event is because it represents how things become dark when you learn you have cancer and how, through treatment, light dawns into hope and life." Kemper said. "We again want to stress this event is open to the public and (everyone is) welcome to participate in the games and enjoy the evening's entertainment."

Anyone needing more information may contact Linda Chesnut at 448-1144.

Schedule of Events

Friday

6 p.m. -- Opening ceremony

6:45 -- General Announcements

Intro of Committee/

Little Miss Relay Candidates

7 -- Survivor Lap

7:15 -- Team Lap

7:30 -- Caregiver Lap

7:45 -- Turtle races/kids games

8 -- Kids games

8:30 - Little Miss Relay Winner

8:45 -- Rock/Paper/Scissors

9 -- Luminary Ceremony

9:30 -- Lap of Silence

9:45 -- Creative Costumes

10 -- Creative Costumes

10:15 -- Creative Costumes

10:30 -- Judging of Costumes

10:45 -- Dance Contest

11 -- Fight Back Cere-mony

11:15 -- Fight Back Response

11:30 -- Mo Kan Square Dancers

Saturday

Midnight -- Mo Kan Square Dancers

12:30 a.m. -- Bubble Relay

12:45 -- Dance Contest

1 -- Frozen T-Shirt hunt

1:30 -- Grapefruit Golf

1:45 -- Dance Contest

2 -- MFV Game Time

2:30 -- Scavenger Hunt

3 -- Clothing Change Relay

3:15 -- Dance Contest

3:30 -- MFV Game Time

4 -- Cake Walk

4:30 -- Dance Contest

4:45 -- Rock/Paper/Scissors

5 -- Breakfast

5:30 -- Clean up/Pack up

5:45 -- Closing/final lap

6 -- Close

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