Relay For Life Wrap Up
The Canal Winchester 2008 Relay For Life is now past but it is still a time
for great Celebration, Remembering and Fighting Back. In Canal Winchester,
the Relay For Life raised over $102,000.00 so far and the counting doesn’t end
until August! The Hope United Methodist Church HOPE FOR HOPE team is
currently in first place for fundraising with a total of just over $9,000.00.
Members of Hope United Methodist Church Hope for Hope team were:
Ken Brooks, Captain Tom Helber
Joy Brooks Karen Morrison
Sandra Packer Jackie Marion
Shannon Waites Debi Smith
Denise Hoover Nancy Beery
Margaret Shirk Susie Stone
Jan Baughman Carl Stone
Ina Snyder Karla Stiffler
Jackie Doling Sarah Corey
Jeff Conrad Ruth Froehlich
Mindy Conrad Maria Reynolds
Tess Conrad Nancy Cron
Brad Conrad Mike Hoover (honorary member)
Nancy Hall Bill Packer (honorary member)
Jeff Hall
Everyone on this team worked very hard to make our team Number One and all
deserve recognition.
Sandra Packer for the beautiful banner and signs
Brian Packer for providing the canvas donated from his company Capital City
Awning Company
Mike Hoover for lots of hard work setting up the event on Friday
Carl Stone for lots of hard work cleaning up the event on Saturday after no sleep
Karla Stiffler for donating the beautiful baskets for the silent auction and
providing our canopy
Jeff Conrad for his photography and food and drink sales
Brad Conrad as official photographer for the Relay
Jeff Hall for overseeing the food and drink/cotton candy sales and walker when
needed
Mindy Conrad, Sandra Packer and Nancy Hall for decorating our canopy
Bill Packer for helping with the cotton candy sales and carrying the banner
Denise Hoover for doing anything that needed done
Margaret Shirk and her granddaughter for selling the food and drinks at the
canopy
Barbara and David Millington for picking up the pizzas for the midnight pizza
party and serving them
All the walkers who walked and walked and walked especially in the wee hours
of the night and early morning Tom Helber, Karen Morrison, Karla Stiffler,
Denise and Mike Hoover and Nancy Beery
All of the team members who did an outstanding job of pre event fundraising –
especially Jan Baughman for selling over 500 candy bars. Also to the Kids of
Hope Church for selling too!
Debbie Piermont, Beth DuBoe and Tess Conrad for making Hope Church proud
of their talents in the Relay Idol.
Pastor Craig for the Invocation
Rachel Hilliard for singing the National Anthem
And to all Hope Church members who kindly donated, bought candy bars, raffle
tickets and luminaries.
The American Cancer Society is so appreciative of all of our efforts and will be
using the funds for their many programs including:
Ohio Cancer Research Institutes
Grants for Community projects for cancer prevention, early detection and
quality of life
Community based cancer resource centers for obtaining cancer prevention and
quality of life information for care givers.
Hope Lodge
Look Good – Feel Better Program
Cleveland and Cincinnati Hope Lodges
Reach for Recovery for Breast Cancer patients
Transportation grants for providing transportation for patients to medical
appointments
Youth survivor scholarships
School district health conferences
STAMP – (Stay Tobacco free Athlete Mentor Program)
National Cancer Information Center answered 992,867 calls last year delivering
cancer information.
