2017.02.16 _ Relay for Life Kicks off a New Season
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2017.02.16 _ Relay for Life Kicks off a New Season
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Public Library--Outreach Programs
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Yorktown Relay for Life kicked off a fundraising party for American Cancer Society in John C. Hart Memorial Library
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Marschhauser, Brian
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"John C. Hart Memorial Library Historical News Clippings" Binder, Volume 3, 1991 -
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Yorktown News
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2017-02-16
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Yorktown (New York)
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Yorktown Relay for Life, awarded for raising the most money per capita in the nation last year, has kicked off another season of fundraising for the American Cancer Society.
The 12th annual Yorktown Relay for Life begins at 4 p.m. Friday, June 9, at Jack De Vito Veterans Memorial Field. Donations are already pouring in to relayf orlife. org/yorktownny, with nearly $10,000 already raised. Last year, Yorktown raised about S170,000 .
"I started working with this Relay for Life last year for the very first time, and I was told constantly by volunteers who have been to other Relays, 'You've never seen anything like Yorktown, m said Kaitlin Chieco, American Cancer Society senior community manager. "They are 100 percent correct."
Dozens came out to Grace Lutheran Church on Wednesday, Feb. 8, for the annual kickoff celebration. Awards were presented to several prominent contributors. Yorktown Relay for Life Lead Chair Kristina Iennaco presented the first award to the John C. Hart Memorial Library, which has hosted several Relay events this year and last year.
Jane McCarthy then presented Tom Conroy, Lakeland High School guidance counselor and Relay for Life advisor, with a Relay Community Champion award in honor of his years of volunteerism.
"Tom Conroy is the epitome of a kind, courageous human being," McCarthy said. "For eight years, he has made a difference in honor of his wife, Caroline. We are so grateful for all you have done and all you continue to do for Relay for Life. I'm sure Caroline is smiling down and so proud of you."
Town Supervisor Michael Grace, a cancer survivor, said Relay for Life offers something special to those undergoing treatment: a reminder they are not alone.
"Yorktown is an absolutely wonderful and, in a lot of ways, a magical place," Grace said. "Relay for Life is always one of those fantastic weekends in Yorktown that becomes lore and legend in the way it operates."
At the Relay for Life kickoff, there were live performances from Qyeens singer Molly Adele Brown and Yorktown band Class Action. There were also desserts d.onated by JV Hot Bagels, .Grandmas and Turco's.
(Photos - Top down):
1. Sue Davies Jane McCarthy and Tom Conroy, recipient of the Relay Comm uni~ Champion award.
2. Amy Burke, a cancer survivor, and Lois Dym Schwedelson of Team Hawks, always one of the top fundralslng teams at Yorktown Relay for Life
3. John C. Hart Library Director Patricia Hallinan and Ellen Tannenbaum, head of adult services, received an award from Yorktown Relay for Life.
4. Members of Class Action, who performed at the kick-off event: Town Justice Sal Lagonia, Jim Nowak and Gary Cusano
5. Roger and Joe Cirone, whose familY. makes and sells pizza every year at the Relay for Life event.
The 12th annual Yorktown Relay for Life begins at 4 p.m. Friday, June 9, at Jack De Vito Veterans Memorial Field. Donations are already pouring in to relayf orlife. org/yorktownny, with nearly $10,000 already raised. Last year, Yorktown raised about S170,000 .
"I started working with this Relay for Life last year for the very first time, and I was told constantly by volunteers who have been to other Relays, 'You've never seen anything like Yorktown, m said Kaitlin Chieco, American Cancer Society senior community manager. "They are 100 percent correct."
Dozens came out to Grace Lutheran Church on Wednesday, Feb. 8, for the annual kickoff celebration. Awards were presented to several prominent contributors. Yorktown Relay for Life Lead Chair Kristina Iennaco presented the first award to the John C. Hart Memorial Library, which has hosted several Relay events this year and last year.
Jane McCarthy then presented Tom Conroy, Lakeland High School guidance counselor and Relay for Life advisor, with a Relay Community Champion award in honor of his years of volunteerism.
"Tom Conroy is the epitome of a kind, courageous human being," McCarthy said. "For eight years, he has made a difference in honor of his wife, Caroline. We are so grateful for all you have done and all you continue to do for Relay for Life. I'm sure Caroline is smiling down and so proud of you."
Town Supervisor Michael Grace, a cancer survivor, said Relay for Life offers something special to those undergoing treatment: a reminder they are not alone.
"Yorktown is an absolutely wonderful and, in a lot of ways, a magical place," Grace said. "Relay for Life is always one of those fantastic weekends in Yorktown that becomes lore and legend in the way it operates."
At the Relay for Life kickoff, there were live performances from Qyeens singer Molly Adele Brown and Yorktown band Class Action. There were also desserts d.onated by JV Hot Bagels, .Grandmas and Turco's.
(Photos - Top down):
1. Sue Davies Jane McCarthy and Tom Conroy, recipient of the Relay Comm uni~ Champion award.
2. Amy Burke, a cancer survivor, and Lois Dym Schwedelson of Team Hawks, always one of the top fundralslng teams at Yorktown Relay for Life
3. John C. Hart Library Director Patricia Hallinan and Ellen Tannenbaum, head of adult services, received an award from Yorktown Relay for Life.
4. Members of Class Action, who performed at the kick-off event: Town Justice Sal Lagonia, Jim Nowak and Gary Cusano
5. Roger and Joe Cirone, whose familY. makes and sells pizza every year at the Relay for Life event.
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Marschhauser, Brian, “2017.02.16 _ Relay for Life Kicks off a New Season,” John C Hart Library Archive, accessed May 16, 2024, https://hartarchive.omeka.net/items/show/11.