Relay for Life

Cranston Relay for Life raises $32K to fight cancer

Posted 6/13/12

$32K raised to fight cancer…

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Relay for Life

Cranston Relay for Life raises $32K to fight cancer

TEAM EDEN PARK: Friends, students and faculty from Eden Park Elementary School participated in the 2012 Relay for Life in support of sixth grade student Kelsey Carreiro, age 12, who was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and is currently going through chemotherapy. Carreiro is pictured in the front row wearing the pink hat.

OPEN AIR PHOTO BOOTH: Donated by Music Express of Cranston, one of the highlights of this year’s Relay was an open air photo booth that raised further funds for the American Cancer Society. For a donation, participants at the Relay were able to have fun photos taken during the Relay. Pictured in the back row are Lori Stadelbauer, Pam Rainone and Mike Sarenson, co-owner of Music Express. Pictured in the front row are Shoshana Adler, Mayor Allan Fung and Sue Adler.

MY STORY: Cranston resident Diane Stamp shared her story about her battle with breast cancer during the opening ceremonies of Cranston’s Relay for Life. She spoke of survivorship from diagnosis to surgery this past year. Her speech, at times, brought the crowd to both tears and laughter as she chronicled her journey with cancer.

SURVIVOR LAP: The Survivor Lap steps off at the beginning of the Relay. Sixty-seven cancer survivors participated in the event.

Posted Wednesday, June 13, 2012 1:00 pm

The Cranston Relay for Life was held this past weekend at the Tate Field at Bain Middle School to benefit the American Cancer Society. Approximately 21 teams with 121 participants took part in the overnight Relay, with each team having at least one walker on the track at all times. Combined, these teams raised approximately $32,000 this year.

Each year, the Relay for Life is held to both celebrate cancer survivors as well as remember those who had lost their battle. Sixty-seven cancer survivors registered for the Cranston event. Relay for Life began in 1985 in Tacoma, Wash., and has become a worldwide movement to end cancer. (Herald photos by Steve Popiel)