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Community Events (Posted 07.16.07)


Light the Way to a Cure! Volunteer, Donate, & Honor Survivors!
Relay For Life of Southeastern San Diego on July 21st! 
 

relayThe Relay For Life of

 

Southeastern San Diego 

is a 24-hour campout to celebrate cancer survivorship and to increase community awareness of cancer prevention and detection. Proceeds from the event will benefit the American Cancer Society to fund cancer research, school and work site education programs, public policy efforts and direct services to cancer patients and their families.
 
The event is planned, organized and executed by community volunteers.
 
It not too late to be involved:
1. Form a team to participate in the relay
2. Volunteer to help with the event
3. Donate to the event
 
For More information onthe relay please contact
Diane Moss          ndm@projectnewvillage.org     (619) 262-2022
Laura Andrews    Andrewslrh@hotmail.com         (619) 263-3700
Derrick Howard   dhoward1954@earthlink.net     (619) 804-2465
Pedro Anaya        panaya@ymca.org                    (619) 264-0144
 
 
 

Saturday, July 21, 9 a.m. to Sunday, July 22, 9 a.m.

Opening ceremonies begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday with welcome from 51st District Representative Bob Filner. Bill Griffith, KGTV News Anchor, will be the guest speaker. Survivor's Lap will follow opening ceremonies. Survivor's brunch at 11 a.m. organized by Black Men United with food donated by local restaurants and markets.
 
On-going musical entertainment, games, face painting, bounce house, clowns, contests with prizes and cancer prevention educational activities for children and adults throughout the day. Relay is an alcohol and tobacco free event. Bill Tall, owner of City Farmer's Nursery, will conduct a vegetable/seed planting demonstration and talk at 2 p.m.
 
The luminaries, decorated with the names of cancer survivors and those lost to cancer, will be lit in a special ceremony at 9 p.m. to light the way for those who will walk the course through the night.
 

Relay For Life is a celebration of life for survivors, a memorial for loved ones lost and a rally for the community to fight cancer. It is also the largest fundraising event in the world with 4,800 communities across the U.S. participating this season. Last year, some $375 million was raised at Relay For Life events across the nation for cancer research, education and patient programs.

 
 
There you can download fliers, registration forms, exhibitor forms, sign up to volunteer, find links to our online registration, or get contact information for committe chairs.
 
For the third consecutive year, community-based agencies, school officials and local elected officials will join event founders PAZZAZ and the Center for Parent Involvement (CPIE) to coordinate a back-to-school conference, walk and festival at the end of this summer.
 
City of San Diego 4th District Councilmember Tony Young and San Diego City Schools District E Board Member Sheila Jackson, will serve as this year's honorary co-chairs. The event will feature a conference for parents and students in grades K-12 at the new Lincoln High School on the morning of August 25th followed by a walk for education that will culminate in a family festival at the Jackie Robinson Family YMCA.

This event is designed to inspire parents and students for a more productive and successful school year. At the conference, parents will be given information on how to best prepare their child to absorb information in an instructional setting. It will provide parents and students with tools to help cultivate relationships with school faculty and encourage positive interactions. And it will challenge students to meet and or exceed academic standards and to achieve their highest potential.

During the festival all students will receive free back-to-school bags with school supplies ranging from pencils and paper to calculators and dictionaries. All events will be free and open to the general public. For more information, to volunteer, or to register contact PAZZAZ at 619-264-6870 or CPIE 619-262-6954. You can also register online by visiting

www.sandiegocalsoap.com

Schedule of Events

Back to School Conference

Time: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30p.m.

Registration Begins: 7:30 a.m.

Location: Lincoln High School (150 S 49th St, San Diego, CA 92113)

Back to School Walk for Education

Start Time: 1:00p.m.-2:00p.m.

Route: Lincoln High School to

the Jackie Robinson Family YMCA

Back to School Festival

Time: 1:30pm-5:00p.m.

Location: Jackie Robinson YMCA

(151 YMCA Way, San Diego, CA 92102)