One of our local skaters - Don Patton - recently lost his mother to cancer and in memory of her and to raise money for cancer he entered a team in the local

"Relay for life".

The team - at time being 7 skaters from Central Florida, will skate all night long and both get a great time with friends and at the same time raise money for cancer research.

Join our team at http://main.acsevents.org/goto/CFTB

If you can't be there at the event, I hope you will support our efforts by donating to the cause. As little as $5 can be donated and every cent that we can get together the better it is.

Hope to see lots of skaters there and lots and lots of money raised!

:-) Birgit

From: http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLFY09FL?sid=35436&type=...

What is Relay For Life?

Relay For Life is the American Cancer Society’s signature activity. It offers everyone in a community an opportunity to participate in the fight against cancer. Teams of people camp out at a local high school, park, or fairground and take turns walking or running around a track or path. Each team is asked to have a representative on the track at all times during the event. Relays are an overnight event, up to 18 hours in length.

Relay For Life is a life-changing event that brings together more than 3.5 million people to:

• Celebrate. The lives of those who have battled cancer. The strength of survivors inspires others to continue to fight.
• Remember. Loved ones lost to the disease. At Relay, people who have walked alongside people battling cancer can grieve and find healing.
• Fight Back. We Relay because we have been touched by cancer and desperately want to put an end to the disease.

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