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Relay For Life of King City San Lorenzo Park 1160 Broadway, King City, CA August 15th, 16th, 2015 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

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David Phillips

9am King City Relay For Life Dedication

avid Phillips, born and raised in Southern California, came to King City to establish his dental practice in 1977. He and his wife Janice reside in Lockwood where they raised their two children, Josh and Rebecca. Life was good in the Phillips family in 1998, the kids in high school, Janice teaching, David busy at the dental practice feeling great and unaware that anything was wrong. And then came the unexpected diagnosis of stage four melanoma, “maybe six months”, and a desperate need to do something. Fight it. It’s been fifteen years. A commitment was made, a battle was fought, and a new life has unfolded. No room for stuff that doesn’t matter, things that don’t bring joy, issues and relationships that damage rather than build up. David is now an avid cyclist (does seven thousand miles a year on a bike count as “avid”?), a proud grandparent, and still a happily married and happy dentist. “Fight on” or as he prefers, in reference to the bike, “ride on.”

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Letter from the event chairs

hen we began with our first Relay and a goal of $15,000 we were called a baby Relay, now on our fourth year we have a goal of $87,000 and King City’s Relay is a giant. With this year’s fundraising, the King City Relay will reach a milestone: $250,000! This town has a knack for exceeding expectations and the money raised is a representation of the true nature of our wonderful and supportive community! Breaking records and surpassing goals is something that has put King City on the American Cancer Society’s map as a town who came to not only fight cancer but to win!!! Entering my final year as the Event Chair for King City’s Relay For Life has been a bittersweet adventure. I had no idea what I was stepping into when I first started, and I think I learn something new each day. One of the things I have learned is that it’s impossible to bring something of this magnitude to life without a fantastic team. I’m fortunate enough to have a group of dedicated and compassionate people on my Event Leadership Team that make our hard work a fun adventure. From our three Tri-Leads to the newest Team Captains, the volunteers who have dedicated their time and efforts have been nothing short of amazing. Team work is always the answer, but before leading a team, I had to make sure I knew exactly what kind of Relay I wanted to have. Before becoming the Event Chair for last year’s Relay For Life I had a pretty clear understanding from a team captain’s perspective. In 2013, I gained a regular committee chair perspective, something that carried some interesting changes from simply leading a team. However, having the opportunity to chair the event has been well worth my time and efforts. That being said, the road hasn’t been easy. As an Event Lead the responsibilities are endless, and there are some nights that sleep doesn’t come easily due to the thoughts running through your head. Relay takes over your entire body. You are incapable of having any conversations that don’t pertain to relay because one of your greatest challenges is to continuously motivate not just a person or a team but an entire town. For me it’s easy, but not

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everyone shares my experiences. Who isn’t motivated to save lives? Relay For Life gives me hope and it builds my pride and when I have run myself out of inspiration all I need is one Relayer to inspire me yet again. Imagine hearing the words, “you have cancer”. Imagine the fear you might experience. Imagine knowing you have to go to chemo or radiation for a month and you don’t know if it will help you. Imagine someone in your family going through it. Now imagine the amount of sleep you would get. Isn’t one 24 hour period a small price to pay to show support and honor for those who have gone through the horrors of cancer? That’s why I do it. That’s why my Co-Leads do it. After an entire year of meetings, planning, and asking for support, one day truly takes your breath away and you become a part of something magnificent. With that in mind, I want to sincerely thank you all for sharing this event with us. The Event Leadership Team has worked so hard to bring you a Relay that makes you proud to be from King City. We have also raised much-needed funds to hopefully help find a cure for this awful disease. The American Cancer Society, along with the team captains and Event Leads also help educate the community on how to prevent cancer and where to turn if you do hear those three awful words. Our first year we raised almost $40,000 and in 2014 we shattered our goal and raised over $84,000. After this year’s Relay there is no doubt we will be able to say we have raised over a quarter of a million dollars towards the fight against cancer in our four years of participating, and here’s the best part: WE AREN’T GOING ANYWHERE. We are very proud to be so involved, and we feel extremely fortunate to have had so much support, and I am truly grateful for such a beautiful event that celebrates lives while allowing us to share a moment with someone we have lost. Thank you to everyone brave enough to fight this fight. Sincerely, your 2015 Relay For Life Event Lead and Tri-Lead Team Brandi Schmidt-Garza, Trish Frudden, Carly Hook and Jeff Hinderscheid

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EVENT ACTIVITIES EVENT ACTIVITIES SATURDAY AUGUST 15, 2015 7:00am Sat - 8:00am Sun .........................Information/Registration Booth 9:00am-6:30pm.........................................Luminary Sales 10:00am-8:00pm.......................................Bounce House 3:30pm-4:00pm.........................................Birthday Party

CEREMONIES Celebrate/Opening Ceremonies August 16, 2015 – 9:00am Opening Remarks ....................................Brandi Garza National Anthem........................................Lily Quiroz Flag Salute................................................Boy Scouts/Girls Scouts/Cub Scouts 4-H Story of Hope............................................Dr. David Phillips Survivor Butterfly Release.........................Committees Survivor Lap Caregiver Lap Service Lap Parade of Teams........................................Jennifer Trujillo Fight Back Ceremony August 15, 2015 – 3:00pm Fight Back Speaker...................................Event Team Contests....................................................Jennifer Trujillo Line Dance................................................Jamie Parnum Remember/Luminary Ceremony August 15, 2015 – 9:00pm Ceremony Speaker....................................Debbie & Paul King Closing ceremony August 16, 2015 – 8:30am Closing Speaker........................................Mark DeHart Awards and Totals......................................Brandi Garza Closing remarks........................................Brandi Garza & Lindsay Ramirez 6 | A Publication of South County Newspapers

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STAGE & TRACK SCHEDULE Time 9:00

Opening Ceremonies

Event

Location

Lily Quiroz National Anthem

Entertainment Stage

9:05

Flag Salute

Boy / Girl Scouts & 4H

Entertainment Stage

9:15

Opening Speaker-Story of Hope

Dr. David Phillips-Speaker

Entertainment Stage

9:25

Survivor Introductions & Butterfly Release

9:45

Survivor picture and lap

Entertainment Stage/Track

Caregiver Lap

Track