A New Day

in Minden Newsletter Date:

April 2010
No matter what happens, each day
is a new day!
www.relayforlife.org/kearneycone
TO DO LIST:
Kickoff is coming….big deal.
Organize your By April
11th
team Actually it is a big deal. A Relay For Life
Kickoff event represents a launch in ef-
RELAY KICKOFF Apr 11th forts to increase participation as Relay For
(at Bethany Home) 2:00 Life quickly approaches. Kickoff pro-
vides an excellent opportunity to ask ques-
Booth @ Hilltop Mall Apr 23-25 tions about team organization & fundraising. The Golden Angels
will be there to entertain you! Ideas are exchanged to help build
awareness of cancer research and ACS programs. Overall, it is
Next committee Apr 26th meant to be fun!! There will be free food! Stop by Bethany Home
meeting (noon @
Brewer’s) on Sunday, April 11th around 2:00 and check it out!!!!!

Also, watch for Toni & Cassandra on NTV’s The Good Life April 6th to hear more about Kickoff!!

CANCER CONTROL
April is Cancer Control Month...a month for “Once you’ve chosen hope,
educating Americans about cancer, raising awareness for treatments, for renew- anything’s possible.”
ing the commitment to fighting this deadly disease. Individuals can reduce their ~ Christopher Reeves
risk of developing cancer by practicing healthy eating habits, exercising, limiting
sun exposure, avoiding tobacco, knowing their family history, and getting regular screenings from the doctor.

SCREENING & EARLY DETECTION

Regular screening examinations by a health care provider can result in the detection and removal of
precancerous growths, as wellas the diagnosis of cancers at an early stage, when they are most treatable.
Screening can detect the following cancers at earlier stages when treatment is more likely to be successful:
 Breast  Prostate
 Rectum  Oral cavity Cancers that can be prevented or detected
 Cervix  Skin earlier by screening account for at least half of
 Colon
all new cancer cases!
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FUNDRAISERS!!!
Merritt’s Marchers
are selling Sugar
Shack products as a
team fundraiser (and
cheaper than you
can buy them any-
where else!!)

These would make great Mother’s Day

gifts! Contact Joyce Merritt (830-0820).

You can also see them at our Relay booth

at the Hilltop Mall April 23-25th!!

Why do YOU Relay??

Send in your story to

cpfeil@hotmail.com
for the next newsletter!

This month’s feature is on Lynn Holmes and why she Relays.

My name is Lynn Holmes. This is my story. My Dad was diagnosed with throat cancer in
May of 2007. Five months later in October, I was told that I had breast cancer. Then
came chemo, surgery and radiation to get rid of my cancer. Then in May 2009, I was told
that my cancer had metastasized to bone. Today my cancer is stable. Just recently my
aunt has now been told that she has breast cancer.

For me, Relay is so important. Cancer affects EVERYONE! Whether it is you personally
fighting cancer, or a family member fighting; or a friend fighting or a co-worker that is
fighting. Cancer is everywhere.

I decided to become involved in Relay For Life in August 2007. My reason was to be a part of something important to
help fight cancer. Relay For Life raises money for the ACS. This money helps with research, improving treatment op-
tions, education and financial assistance programs.

I am a Relay participant, a survivor, have been a survivor speaker, a team of co-workers participant, and this year I am
on the committee as Games Chairperson. I have even inspired my son, Travis, who is a sophomore at UNL this year.
The University recently had their Relay For Life on March 27th and raised over $34,000! Good job University students!
See you in August at the Outdoor Classroom when we remember, celebrate and fight back.

“You have to accept whatever comes along and the only important thing is that you meet it with the best
you have to give.” Eleanor Roosevelt