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    Volume 1, Issue 1 February 2012 American Cancer SocietyRelay For Life

    McDonald County Relay News


    Important Dates Monday, March 5, 2012Relay Meeting Monday, April 2, 2012Relay Meeting Monday, May 7th, 2012Relay Meeting Monday, June 4th, 2012Relay Meeting Friday, June 15, 20122012 McDonald County Relay For Life

    2012 Relay For Life of McDonald County


    The Relay season is officially in motion. The date for the 2012 Relay For Life of McDonald County has been set for Friday, June 15th, 2012. Opening Ceremonies will begin promptly at 6:00 pm with the Relay lasting until 6:00 am Saturday morning. The theme of this years event is A Rainbow of Hope referencing the many types of cancer and their associated colored awareness ribbons. Each team will help to raise awareness about a particular type of cancer with their campsites at the Relay. Over the past few years, the Relay has seen a drop in participation, so this is a VERY important year. We are really hoping to draw in a bigger crowd with more teams as before. Our number of teams and participants are low and we need our community help and involvement to rebuild our Relay event, said F r e i d a Douthett, Event Chair. The Comm i t t e e made the decision to take the event back to Friday night of Fathers Day week- Big thank you to Vicki Jennings for designend. Given ing the logo for the 2012 McDonald County the success the Relay Relay for Life! has seen in the past, we hope to bring this years Relay back. We are off to a promising start with some new teams and some very eager volunEvent Co-Chair, Patty Johnteers. This should be an son remembers, People would come as soon as they amazing Relay! could-right after work, after their ballgame, whatever-and stay as long as they could. At times, the track would be packed with people visiting with people they knew and making new friends.

    INSIDE THIS ISSUE: 2012 Relay for Life of McDonald County Lets kick off the 2012 Relay! Many Colors of Cancer Vendors: Come One, Come All Who do you need to contact? Team Spotlight Be Thinking... Where do we Stand? In the News 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4

    Lets Kickoff the 2012 Relay!


    The Relay For Life of McDonald County held its first ever Relay Kickoff on Monday, February 27th. Guests were served an amazing bowl of homemade chili along with a specialized Relay For Life cake. We were presented with the stories of how the Relay started and why we Relay overnight. After hearing moving testimonials from Anner Johnson, a local cancer survivor, and Joette Blades, our American Cancer Society Staff Partner, we ended the night adding four new teams to our Relay!

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    MCDONALD COUNTY RELAY NEWS

    Many Colors of Cancer


    The theme for the Relay For Life of McDonald County is A Rainbow of Hope. One way we all raise awareness is by wearing the ribbons. At the Relay, teams are going to be encouraged to raise awareness on a type of cancer that each team chooses. The teams will be encouraged to decorate their campsite with the color of the awareness ribbon associated with Lavender Ribbons are used for general cancer awareness. that type of cancer. Along with decorating with a particular color, teams will be encouraged to provide information about their type of cancer to the Relay participants. The more we all know, the better well be able to fight this disease. In order to not have teams with duplicate types of cancer, be sure to get your pick in early. Here is a list that has already been chosen:

    Virginias Army of HopeKidney, Kelly Green and Leukemia, Orange Warriors of HopeOvarian Cancer, Teal

    Here is a short list of cancers with their awareness ribbon color. Others are available, so do some research and pick one that is personal to you and to your team!

    BladderYellow BrainGray BreastPink LiverEmerald ProstateLight Blue

    Debbies Dream Lymph Types, Lime

    Team

    MisfitsColon Cancer, Dark Blue Tiny Life SaversChildhood Cancer, Gold

    Vendors: Come One, Come All


    The survival rate for Breast Cancer used to be just 10%. However, with research, the survival rate is now 98%.
    For the 2012 Relay For Life, we are excited to announce the addition of Vendor Booths to the event. Do you own, or know someone who owns, a small business? Our vendor booths will be a 10 x 10 space where you can sell products/ services, demonstrate, or publicize. The cost for the vendor booth is a $25 registration fee and a product or certificate of service worth at least $25 for our silent auction or give aways. Vendors will be responsible for the set up and tear down of your booth. Set up should be complete by 6:00 as that is the start time for our opening ceremony.

    Who do you need to contact?


    Do you have an item for the Silent Auction? Send an email to Patty to let her know what it is, an estimated value, and what team you are on: [email protected] Have you received a Corporate Sponsorship? Send a copy of the Sponsorship form to Scott so you can receive credit: [email protected] Have you received a Vendor Agreement? Send a copy of the Vendor Agreement to both Freida and Scott: [email protected] and [email protected] If you know of a cancer survivor that needs to be registered, contact Vicki Jennings: [email protected].

    Know who to contact!

    VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1

    PAGE 3

    Team SpotlightThe Misfits


    In each issue of the McDonald County Relay News, we will highlight one of our Relay teams. For our inaugural issue, we will get to one of our most experienced and highest earning teams: The Misfits Who is the team captain? Co-captains, Tracy Hole, Jessica Morgan, and Sarah Hackworth How many team members does your team have? 12, but some years there are more When did your team start with Relay? Some of our team started in 2000 with another team. Several years later we formed our own team. How does your team raise money? The last 5 years, weve hosted Crop 4 a Cure. Its a scrapbooking event that raises the bulk of our money. Why does your team Relay? For several friends and family members. In particular for Tracy, she relays in memory of her father, father-inlaw, and uncle. And in honor of her grandmother. What is your team goal for the 2012 Relay? $7,500 Do you have any words of wisdom for other teams? Find something your team enjoys and host an event. We all love scrapbookThe Misfits at their annual Crop 4 a Cure. ing so it is fun for us all to pull the event together. It is something that other enjoy so they come every year.

    Be Thinking.
    For the Relay Event issue of this Newsletter, I want to get you involved! Be thinking about things you might like to see in that issue and let us know! One thing I want to include is a section on why you Relay. Send me an email with a short (30 words or less) why you Relay. Do you have a fundraising event that you would like advertised in the newsletter? Contact information: Scott Johnson [email protected]

    Remember - All teams and participants must be registered online. Totals of money earned will only be what is recorded online.

    Where Do We Stand?
    Teams Debbies Dream Team Misfits Tiny Life Savers Virginias Army of Hope Warriors of Hope Whittenburg Warriors for Christ Corporate Sponsors Arvest Bank, Gold Sponsor Money Raised Highest Earning Teams 1. Debbies Dream Team, $20.00 2. Warriors of Hope, $20.00 3. Highest Earning Individuals 1. Scott Johnson, 150.00 2. Debbie Wishon, $20.00 3. Mark Ward, $10.00

    The Official Sponsor of Birthdays


    Balloon Release after the Survivor LapRelay For Life of McDonald County 2011.

    IN THE NEWS: Additional Treatment Helps Some Patients with Rare Brain Tumor Live Longer
    In a clinical trial, adding chemotherapy to radiation nearly doubled the survival time for some patients with a rare brain tumor called oligodendroglioma. The patients who benefited had an abnormality called the 1p19q co-deletion in the chromosomes of the tumor. About half of oligodendroglioma patients have the co-deletion. The trial began in 1994 and involved 291 people with an aggressive form of oligodendroglioma. Patients with the co-deletion who were treated with chemotherapy and radiation survived for an average of about 14 years, while those who were treated with radiation alone survived for an average of about 7 years. Patients without the co-deletion survived for about 2 years, whether they received chemotherapy and radiation, or radiation alone. The study was led by the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) and has been submitted for presentation at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting in June, 2012. The researchers took the unusual step of announcing the findings before the meeting in order to get the results out to doctors and their patients as soon as possible. Because the study has not yet been published in a peerreviewed medical journal, the results cant be considered final. Researcher Bhupinder Mann, MBBS, a clinical investigator with the National Cancer Institute, said the findings have changed the standard of care for patients with the codeletion. Dr. Mann said, This is a relatively rare form of brain cancer. Its a big result that the survival doubled. The findings have already had an impact on 2 ongoing trials that are studying treatments for brain tumors. In the trials, called CATNON and CODEL, all patients with the codeletion are now being treated with chemotherapy and radiation. February 7, 2012 By: Stacy Simon www.cancer.org/cancer/ news

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