July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Cancer Walk is Saturday
Several hundred Jay County residents will be walking for a great cause this weekend.
The tenth anniversary Walk Against Cancer takes place Saturday evening at the Jay County High School track.
The event, which is intended to boost both awareness of cancer and financial support for the Jay County Cancer Society, has raised well over $100,000 to provide medicine and supplies to local cancer patients, while also helping with medical bills and mileage.
“Someone told me one time, ‘Put a face to cancer,’” said walk co-chair Bev Inman. “Your neighbor, your best friend, you can put a face to it really easily because we’re a close-knit community.”
Inman has been so deeply involved with the event from the beginning that many people believe she’s a cancer survivor herself. That’s not the case. But her co-chair this year, Linda Leonhard, is a 33-year survivor.
The first year of the walk a committee of six set the event in motion: Shirley Dollar, Pat Sheffer, Carolyn Carducci, Lana Ninde, Kathy Simmons, and Inman.
Dollar and Simmons were cancer survivors; the others had been touched by the disease through family and friends.
A total of $9,200 was raised the first year. Last year, the total was more than $26,000.
“Right now we have over 100 volunteers,” said Inman. “There will probably be 500 people that participate in the walk. It gets bigger every year.”
About 200 are expected at the survivors’ dinner from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Registration opens at 6 p.m., and the opening ceremony is at 8 p.m. Concesions will be open from 6:30 to 9 p.m., and there will be a kids’ carnival from 7 to 9 p.m.
The annual luminary ceremony is set for 10 p.m. when candles will be lit in honor of those dealing with cancer, celebration of those who have survived the fight, and remembrance of those who have died.
“We’ve been at the high school every year,” said Inman. “Saturday night just seems to work well.”
The Jay County Cancer Society is not affiliated with the American Cancer Society. Instead of funding research, it assists local residents dealing with the expenses of fighting cancer.
“People have deductibles to meet,” said Inman. Most local cancer patients receive treatment at Muncie, Fort Wayne, Bluffton, or Richmond medical facilities, so there is always a need for gas money.[[In-content Ad]]
The tenth anniversary Walk Against Cancer takes place Saturday evening at the Jay County High School track.
The event, which is intended to boost both awareness of cancer and financial support for the Jay County Cancer Society, has raised well over $100,000 to provide medicine and supplies to local cancer patients, while also helping with medical bills and mileage.
“Someone told me one time, ‘Put a face to cancer,’” said walk co-chair Bev Inman. “Your neighbor, your best friend, you can put a face to it really easily because we’re a close-knit community.”
Inman has been so deeply involved with the event from the beginning that many people believe she’s a cancer survivor herself. That’s not the case. But her co-chair this year, Linda Leonhard, is a 33-year survivor.
The first year of the walk a committee of six set the event in motion: Shirley Dollar, Pat Sheffer, Carolyn Carducci, Lana Ninde, Kathy Simmons, and Inman.
Dollar and Simmons were cancer survivors; the others had been touched by the disease through family and friends.
A total of $9,200 was raised the first year. Last year, the total was more than $26,000.
“Right now we have over 100 volunteers,” said Inman. “There will probably be 500 people that participate in the walk. It gets bigger every year.”
About 200 are expected at the survivors’ dinner from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Registration opens at 6 p.m., and the opening ceremony is at 8 p.m. Concesions will be open from 6:30 to 9 p.m., and there will be a kids’ carnival from 7 to 9 p.m.
The annual luminary ceremony is set for 10 p.m. when candles will be lit in honor of those dealing with cancer, celebration of those who have survived the fight, and remembrance of those who have died.
“We’ve been at the high school every year,” said Inman. “Saturday night just seems to work well.”
The Jay County Cancer Society is not affiliated with the American Cancer Society. Instead of funding research, it assists local residents dealing with the expenses of fighting cancer.
“People have deductibles to meet,” said Inman. Most local cancer patients receive treatment at Muncie, Fort Wayne, Bluffton, or Richmond medical facilities, so there is always a need for gas money.[[In-content Ad]]
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