Highland Relay For Life will kick off with quarter auction
This year’s Highland Relay For Life will kickoff with a quarter auction at the Weinheimer Community Center, 1100 Main St. in Highland, on Sunday, April 3. Doors will open at 1:30 p.m., with the auction starting at 2:30.
Paddles can be purchased for $3. Then, you can use quarters to bid, or you can purchase an “all-in” paddle for $25, which allows you to be included on the bid every time. Various vendors will be on hand for your shopping pleasure, including Pampered Chef, Paparazzi, JBloom, Younique, Orgami Owl, Advocare, Scentsy, doTerra, Thirty-One, Avon, Pink Zebra, Just Jewelry, JJBoutique, Tastefully Simple and Partylite. Nachos, hotdogs and soda will be available for purchase.
Kickoff serves as a fun way for people to get together for a good cause and to build excitement for the Relay. You can sign up their team, join a team, register as a survivor, make a donation, purchase a luminaria, join the committee or just learn more about the Relay for Life and the American Cancer Society.
The community-wide Relay will be held at Glik Park on July 8. The event will feature a variety of activities and competitions to raise funds for the American Cancer Society, celebrate the lives of those who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost to cancer and raise awareness of cancer and ways to try to prevent the disease. Throughout the evening’s activities, each team keeps at least one member walking on the track.
This will be the 32nd year for Relay for Life and the 12th year for the event in Highland. The event kicks off with a free dinner for survivors and guests the night of Relay, followed by opening ceremony and survivors lap. Another highlight is the luminaria ceremony at 9 p.m. Activities continue throughout the night until the closing.
Anyone interested in corporate sponsorship, registering a team, or serving on the steering committee, or learning more about Relay and are unable to attend the kickoff, contact Joy Krouper, event lead, at (618) 409-7864, or email at joygirl1998@yahoo.com.
This story was originally published March 29, 2016 at 7:53 AM with the headline "Highland Relay For Life will kick off with quarter auction."