Get it together.....

Okay all you Relayers....It's almost here.....are you ready? Have you collected all of the things you will need for the different laps during the 24 hour event? Well...just in case you haven't here is a complete list of the different laps...and a few suggested items you might want to bring along.....
The first official lap is the Survivor Lap @ 6pm....followed by a Survivor/Caregiver Lap....the Team Banner Lap....and a Committee Lap. At 6:30 the Power of Purple Lap...bring your purple hats...party favors...tutus....anything Purple! At 7pm the Favorite Sports Team lap....wear your favorite team's colors/logo, banner...etc. At 7:30 will be the Pink Ribbon Lap. At 9:30 the Glow Lap where we let our light shine into the night....bring your glow sticks and flash lights! At 10pm we have the Oldest Relay Shirt Lap.....what's in your closet...hmmmm??? 10:30 will be the Bubble Lap.....BYOB = Bring Your Own Bubbles! 11pm will be the Crazy Hat/Weird Hairdo Lap...pretty self explanatory. 12 midnight brings out the Midnight Mardi Gras Madness Masquerade so bring your beads and mask! 12:30 am ushers in the Pajama Lap and fashion show....prizes will be awarded....and please don't forget your teddy bear! 1am brings the Sunglass Lap....and I know y'all have some wacky glasses somewhere! 1:30am Toga! Toga! Lap...another chance to win a prize if your the creative wearer of the wackiest bedsheet! 2am is our Beach/Tropical Lap....lets see how creative you can be! 2:30am brings out the ghouls with the Mummy Lap....can you "Walk like an Egyptian"?? 3am follows with the Zombie Lap....any of you Thriller Fans out there??? 3:30 am ushers in the Team Spirit Lap with prizes awarded to the team with the most spirit and most members on the track! 4:30am will be celebrated with a Fiesta Lap....Ole! 5:30am....bring out the noisemakers!!!! Let's see how noisy we can be! 6am will be the Bedhead Lap...if we were sleeping our hair would be all messy...but remember Cancer never sleeps...wonder what your hair will look like after a night of walking? 6:30am Rise & Shine Lap ushers in a brilliant Saturday morning with Sunshine! 7:30am Bring on some more of the electric Team Spirit! 8am is the Jump Rope/Hula Hoop Lap...don't forget to pack a rope or a hoop! 9am Quitter's Lap....for all of the EX- SMOKERS and CHEWERS out there! 10am will be a Best Friend Lap! 1030am will be the second Survivor Lap of the event. 11:00am is the Inspirational/Hope Lap. 11:30 the final Power of Purple Lap....celebrating your wonderful support for our Relay For Life Event! 11:55am is the Final Event Lap...all teams walk the track carrying their Team banners! I know this is a lot to take in.....but we want you to be prepared for all of the laps during the 2011 Event! So let's Get It Together.....I'm packed and ready to go.....are you?

Survivor Dinner

The American Cancer Society
Columbus County
Relay For Life

Cancer Survivor Dinner

April 9, 2011
Whiteville United Methodist Church
902 Pinkney Street
Whiteville, NC 28472
@ 6pm

Relay For Life is a community celebration honoring Cancer Survivors.
All Cancer Survivors are invited to attend this dinner and bring a guest, if they wish.

Please RSVP to the American Cancer Society
at 866-620-6781 by April 5th, 2011

Team Captains

If you are a returning Team Captain or a New Team Captain and did not make it to our first annual Relay For Life Boot camp event we have a make up day for you! Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011 fro 4:30pm until 6pm at Ivy's Cafe. Make plans to drop by to pick up your information and talk to us about this years event. If you have any questions just contact Cyndee Brown or Linda Mintz at bquirkee2@yahoo.com or ivyoma59@yahoo.com. Thanks...and we'll see you there!

TIME TO GET STARTED FOR 2011

Hello all you Relayers! Yeah...It's that time of year again...so come out to join us on Tuesday Night, January 18th @ 6:30pm at the Columbus County Arts Council, 822 South Madison Street in Whiteville, for our KICK-OFF Event! If you've never been to a Relay event and you want to find out what it's all about, have been a Team Captain, or member of a Team, or are interested in putting together a Team this year for you Church, School, Club, or Family...then come out to join us for this yearly event! Also, if your a new or returning Team Captain please mark your calendar for Saturday, January 22nd from 9am until 12noon at Beth Israel Synagogue, 269 West Frink Street in Whiteville, for our first ever Boot Camp. This is a new event for Team Captains (or their Representative) to pick up your Team Captain Kit and learn the basics to guide your Team through a successful event! We have a lot planned for 2011 and want this to be the biggest and best Relay yet! See you there!

Fun Event For Everyone

I love this time of year, the weather turns warmer, the sun shines brighter, and the birds sing louder....and...oh yeah...the Relay For Life takes place in Columbus County! There is always so much to do to get ready for Relay behind the scenes, but when the day arrives we all get to participate in the activities and have a lot of fun! It's like a 24 hour Celebration!

This year will be no exception....a Silent Auction will be held at the committee tent....the opening ceremony will be a real moving time with the presentation of colors by the WHS JR ROTC and the national anthem being sung by FAZE 4 of WCHS followed by sky diver Bob Stephens in his yearly descent to mid field from the sky above....it's pretty cool to see. Several laps follow including the Survivor, Survivor/Caregiver Lap, and Team Banner laps. This year that will be followed by the Relay For Life Variety Show....this is new and, with the talent in our county, promises to be an exciting addition.

Several bands will be entertaining this year including The Carolina Ramblers, WCHS Jazz Band, Cedar Branch Band, Redemption Hill Band, and Occam's Razor Band! The WoMANless Ms. Relay pageant was held a couple of weeks ago, but the top three contestants will make an appearance at our Relay and perform their talent for the crowd!

The fun continues throughout the night with the Named Laps that let you know what to do....Theme Laps included are for School Spirit, Power of Purple, Favorite Sports Team, Pink Ribbon, Love Train, Lighting the way for a Cure, Pajama & Teddy Bear, Sunglass & Crazy hat or hair, Disco Fever, Conga, Hungry for a cure - snack attack lap, Patriotic, Zombies, Cancer Never Sleeps Lap, Oldest Relay Shirt, Bed-head, Noisemakers, Fiesta, Team Spirit & RFL Committee, Best Friends, and Skip for a Cure! All of these laps are helpful when you haven't' slept and help to keep the walkers entertained....it's amazing to see some of the ideas the teams come up with!

There are two laps for the Survivors as the event hosts them once again Saturday morning at 11:00 am. And Speaking of Saturday morning, this one promises to be fun filled hosting a Rooster Crow Contest, Sunrise Sing-a-long, and a Zumba Presentation! The kid's Carnival is held Saturday morning and includes the Kid's Walk, the Adorable Baby Contest, Relay Awards, and Winners of the previous nights Campsite judging, 1000 Club, Corporate Sponsor Presentation!

My favorite time at Relay happens at dusk when the Luminaries are lit up to burn through the night. This beautiful reminder to all of us of the number of people who fight cancer or have lost their battle with cancer in our lives light up the night for the crowd of people who have taken the time to come out and honor them. It's an amazing time in our County and we hope that you will come out and join us!