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Relay for Life Crosses Half Million Mark

Friday, May 22, 2015 @ 11:46 AM

Prince George, B.C.- The Relay for Life  has  topped the $500 thousand dollar mark, and donations are still trickling in.“Since crossing that level, we have had some other donations  delivered to our  office, but they haven’t been processed yet” says Helen Owen, Team Lead, Community Giving Canadian Cancer Society.

Last year, Prince George  received top honours for collecting  more donations during a Relay for Life than any other community in the country.  Owen says it’s too early to say if that  record will stay intact “Most  relays are getting underway  this weekend through June, so  we won’t know for a while if  that  number one ranking will stand.”

Donations can still be made to the cause, by either dropping  off a donation at the  office at 1100 Alward Street,  or by  making a donation online  at www.relayforlife.ca/princegeorge  .

Comments

I have to say that I have never seen such a dedicated and committed group of individuals willing to raise money for “The Relay for Life”. Their hearts and their pocket bucks are proof of this.

However, has their been any reduction in the number of people getting cancer? Has their been any new discoveries in the cause of cancer?

“However, has their been any reduction in the number of people getting cancer? Has their been any new discoveries in the cause of cancer?”

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Given that only about 20% of the money raised goes to research it’s not surprising that there hasn’t been as much headway as one would hope.

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