Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Many of the cancer survivors present at Friday's 14th annual Kimball Relay For Life kicked off the night with the survivors lap. That lap was followed by a lap for caregivers. The 14th annual event raised more than $6,000 for the American Cancer Society.
A long line of luminarias dot the grounds of the Relay For Life held Friday night. They were lit in honor of someone who is battling or has survived cancer or in memory of someone who died from cancer. Many of the bags were creatively or uniquely decorated in honor of the person they recognized.
Fran Wallin, event chairperson for the last 13 Relay For Life events in Kimball, speaks during the opening ceremony of Friday's Relay For Life.
Joe Hernandez salutes the flag during the singing of the national anthem to officially start Friday's Relay For Life at Gotte Park in Kimball.
Preliminary funds raised from the 2015 American Cancer Society's Relay For Life in Kimball total more than $6,000, according to chairperson Fran Wallin, whose goal was to raise $7,500.
The event was held last Friday at Gotte Park and it included a bake sale and a silent auction, both of which were very successful.
Wallin wishes to remind those who won items during the silent auction and have not picked them up to call her to arrange a pickup. Some silent auction items did not sell, Wallin said, so anyone interested in particular items can call her as well.
"I feel fortunate that we made that much with the events going on at the same time for Cody Halligan," Wallin stated.
A benefit hog roast and hamburger feed was held Friday night at the Bushnell Fire Hall for Halligan, a lifelong Bushnell resident who is currently undergoing cancer treatment.
Funds that have been raised to assist him and his family will be presented to Halligan at the Bushnell Fire Hall on Wednesday, Aug. 26.