RELAY

WHITE BEAR LAKE RELAY FOR LIFE Join us Friday, July 28, 2023 • 6:00pm • WBLAHS South Campus

OPENING CEREMONY

6:00 PM

Join us as we welcome all the Relay participants. There will be live music, food from WBL Lions, games, and special guests to help get you pumped for an evening of remembrance and celebration.

SURVIVOR AND CAREGIVER LAPS 7:00 PM

RIGHT AFTER THE CEREMONY

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All Cancer Survivors are invited to take a celebratory lap accompanied by their caregivers, with the crowd cheering them on.

OUR RELAY STORY

In 1985, Dr Gordy Klatt was searching for a way to make a difference in the lives of the increasing number of patients he was seeing who diagnosed with cancer. He decided to try a new fundraising idea and walked/jogged around the track in Tacoma Washington’s University of Puget Sound for 24 hours. He was often joined by friends and patients who watched and supported him as he walked/jogged a grueling 83.6 miles. He raised $27,000 for the American Cancer Society’s mission to save lives from cancer. That was great, but he wanted a way to bring more people to the cause. He came up with the idea of having teams take turns walking the track in a Relay format and the next year, was joined by 19 teams.

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REMEMBERANCE LAP 9:00 PM

We light luminaries, small white bags lit by a single candle with the names of those we’ve lost or those who are Cancer Survivors to show everyone affected by cancer that we are the light in the darkness.

CLOSING CEREMONY 10:00 PM

Here in White Bear Lake, our own Keith and Patty Warner were helping their daughter Lori after her cancer diagnosis. Keith, a cancer survivor himself, was an active volunteer leader with American Cancer Society when he heard about Dr Klatt’s Relay concept. He asked his wife, Patty, “Do you think we could do that in White Bear Lake?” She replied, “Yes - if we get the right volunteers.”

Twenty-nine years later, please join us as we walk the track at WBL High School South lined with luminaries – small white bags lit by a candle with the names of those we’ve lost or who are Cancer Survivors. Come enjoy live music, food from WBL Lions, a bouncy house, activities and the return of fan favorite Chucka-Duck! Watch for details of our online silent auction coming shortly to our website wbrelay.org.