{"id":35177,"date":"2013-06-06T20:55:32","date_gmt":"2013-06-07T00:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/miserybay.usanethosting.com\/wordpress\/?p=35177"},"modified":"2013-06-06T20:55:32","modified_gmt":"2013-06-07T00:55:32","slug":"relay-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/relay-19\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Johns Relay For Life a Huge success"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Event isn’t possible without the support of students, volunteers and local business support.
\nMike Zigler, chair of this year’s American Cancer Society Relay For Life\u00ae committee in St. Johns, concluded this year’s Relay For Life event with big numbers.
\nMike thanks the St. Johns community for their generosity and support because this event isn’t possible without their donations and help at every level. Twenty-five teams participated in this year’s event and raised more than $120,000 to help the Society’s fight for every birthday. If you did not get a chance to donate, there is still time.
\nThe St. Johns Relay For Life website will be taking donations through August to continue the fight. The local community showing outstanding support proves that the people of St. Johns stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the American Cancer Society to achieve its mission of saving lives by helping people stay well by helping people get well, by finding cures and fighting back.
\nWe were honored to be joined by 183 participants who camped and walked the opening Survivors Lap, officially kicking off this year’s event. Our local friends, neighbors and survivors are the reason the committee and participants continue the fight. Their participation inspires hope in those currently battling cancer.
\nA special thanks to the many Relay For Life volunteers who worked to make this event a success – celebrating the lives of those who have battled cancer, remembering loved ones lost, and pledging to fight back against the disease. The Relay For Life committee did an outstanding job of putting the event together. Committee members are:
\nArmond Smith
\nAmanda Mitchell
\nBruce and Norma Fitzpatrick
\nErin Stehlik
\nJanet Kiefer
\nJayme Geers
\nJudy Hull
\nKyle Zuker
\nLynn Nachazel
\nMark Ordway
\nMarlene Harris
\nMike Powers
\nMike Zigler
\nNicole Babb
\nShelly Cole
\nShelley Hunt
\nTerry Mitchell
\nWendy Smith
\nAlan Bunn
\nThis year’s Relay For Life event was also honored to have some outstanding participants that have made time and financial commitments to this event year after year.
\n\"\"
\nThe Relay For Life committee formally recognizes Bruce and Norma Fitzpatrick for their outstanding achievement and winning the Team Excellence award in 2012 for their dedication and hard work. The Fitzpatricks have raised $500,00 in the years they have been participating.
\nPictured are Bruce and Norma Fitzpatrick, 2012 winners of the Team Excellence award by the American Cancer Society.
\nOf course, our event would not be possible without the generous donations from our corporate
\nsponsors. They include:<\/p>\n\n\n
\n

MAHLE
\n Osgood Funeral Home
\n KP Auto Body
\n Uncle Buck’s Party Rental
\n Martin-Brower St. Johns
\n Michigan Graphic Signs
\n RSI\/Wayne Door
\n ESM
\n Avery Eye Care Center
\n Employees of Allaby & Brewbaker
\n Thelen Ag Products
\n In Memory of Charlie Weber
\n Bob’s Autobody 24 hours Towing
\n Catholic Order of Foresters
\n Two Men and A Truck
\n Sparrow
\n McLaren
\n Meijer
\n Eureka Christian ChurchBauerle’s Florist
\n Ivy Ridge Accounting
\n Rosemary and Larry Thelen
\n Miller Brothers Excavating, Inc.
\n Hitching Post
\n Kirby Auto Body
\n Journey Federal Credit Union
\n Clinton County Mounted Divison
\n Maco Tool
\n Annie Ray RV
\n Donna Smith
\n Donna Smith<\/p>\n

Main Street Pizza Café
\n UAW Local 652 Android Unit
\n Uncle John’s Cider Mill
\n Chuck’s Garage II
\n In Memory of Debi Thacker\n <\/td>\n

\n

Postal Connections
\n Courtney’s Place Salon
\n Main Street Pizza Fowler-Ovid-St. Johns
\n Accident Fund Holdings, Inc.
\n Robert W. Jansen DDS & Associates PCSt. Johns Chiropractic Clinic
\n Osgood Funeral Home
\n Hub Tire Center
\n Bee’s Chevrolet
\n Berlyn Acres & LLC + Berlyn Acres II LLC
\n In Memory of Charlie Weber
\n Rich-Ro Dairy LLC
\n Of course, our event would not be possible without the generous donations
\n from our corporate
\n sponsors. They include:
\n Meridian Energy Corporation
\n In Memory of Cheri Boak
\n In Memory of Connor Whitford
\n Inspiration Station Scrapbook Store
\n Miller Software
\n Great Lakes Hybrids
\n In Memory of Dean J. Kieffer
\n Fluke Hearing
\n Sirens Bar
\n Quest Towing LLCD&K Bike Service
\n Martin Brower
\n Mike’s Power Equipment
\n Bobcat of Lansing
\n American Legion Auxillary
\n Bellingar Packing
\n American Legion
\n Sons of American Legion
\n Michigan Business Forms
\n Clinton County Medical Center
\n Kreck-Coleman Funeral Home Inc.
\n Offshore Metals (America) Inc.
\n Allied Ring Corporation\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

 Moore Seed Farm
\n Knob Hill Tavern\/Bella’s Pizzeria
\n In Memory of Nic Greenhoe
\n Martin Brower
\n Donald Funk
\n In Memory of Douglas Cook
\n Catholic Order of Foresters
\n Keck Coleman
\n Added after talking with Darlene
\n Sundace
\n Big Boy
\n Concord
\n Chasco Plumbing
\n In Memory of Denise Barclay
\n In Memory of Linda Hufnagle
\n Louie Longoria
\n Ovid Lions Club
\n Westphalia Electric
\n Al-Lin Floral<\/td>\n		 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

The committee extends a very special thanks to the St. Johns High School students of the National Honor Society and RESA that assisted with set up, assistance during the event and take down on Saturday. Their hard work was outstanding. This sends a clear message that the students in our community are an amazing group of young people with a great support system leading the way.
\nThe committee hopes that you will consider volunteering for next year’s event. The journey to end cancer starts with a single step. The American Cancer Society invites you to take that step with us by joining the global Relay For Life movement. When you walk to end cancer at a Relay event, it’s your opportunity to not only honor cancer survivors and remember loved ones lost, but also to raise awareness about what we can do to stay well from cancer and raise
\nmoney to help fuel the world’s largest walk to end cancer. It’s a chance to support your friends, family and community as we continue to celebrate more and more birthday.
\nYou can get involved with Relay For Life today! Check out RelayForLife.org<\/a> or call 1-800-227-2345 for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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