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PEC Relay for Life raises $191,651 and still counting
The PEC Relay For Life raised $191,651.59 as of Saturday morning and the total will continue to rise as post event donations and pledges to come in. “We had set as our goal to raise over $190,000 and we have achieved it, said co-chair Jim Vince. “What makes this event so special is the way […]
Relay for Life Picton celebrates survivors, remembers loved ones and fights back
From 7 p.m. Friday until 7 a.m. Saturday, Prince Edward County residents celebrate cancer survivors, remember loved ones lost to cancer, and fight back in the hope of finding a cure. Sixty-eight teams are participating in the County’s second annual Relay for Life event at the Picton Fairgrounds as part of the largest Cancer Society […]
Pint-sized powerhouse gives her all for Cancer Society fundraiser
Gabrielle Kinnear is a pint-sized powerhouse who wants to participate in Prince Edward County’s second annual Relay for Life Cancer Society fundraiser “because the people in heaven need someone to keep loving them”. Gabrielle is five-years-old. In memory of people she has never met, she raised funds and walked for 10 hours during the County’s […]
Relay for Life fundraising events
RELAY FOR LIFE FUNDRAISING EVENTS! $5.00 for $5.00 at Home Hardware! Customers give us $5 – we will give them a voucher for $5 to be used on their purchase that day or before June 10, 2011. Last year we raised over $2,000 with this program. Our Goal this year is $5,000. Come out and […]
2010 Picton Relay for Life raises $173,000
Picton’s first Relay for Life began under sunny skies Friday and ended Saturday in the rain, but the first 12-hour event drew 59 teams and raised $173,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society. Shown above is one of the event’s highlights, the Survivor’s Lap, which opens the relay. Below, watch the news video by Barry Silverthorn; the […]
PECI students in charge of ‘awake, alert and energized’ at Relay for Life
There are more than 50 teams registered for the first Prince Edward County Relay for Life June 11 at the Picton Fairgrounds. The task of keeping everyone awake, alert and energized from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. has been taken on by the entrepreneurship class at PECI – including Konstantin Gottl, Christian Kristalyn and Marcy […]
Who’s taking it in the face for Relay for Life?
Scotiabank Picton Branch Manager Andrew Smith was putting his best face forward Friday – allowing customers, friends and whomever hands over $4 to cover his smile with a whipped cream pie. Over a 2 hour period he raised $304.85 thanks to the generous donations that were received. Relay for Life Prince Edward County is set […]