Relay for Life draws 1,500 to California High track

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About 1,500 people turned out Saturday to give cancer a collective punch.

The ninth annual Relay for Life at California High started with an opening ceremony and “survivor lap” and continued throughout the day, culminating in a luminaria ceremony to celebrate those who lost their lives to all forms of the disease.

About 50 teams walked the Cal High track from 9 a.m. Saturday to 9 a.m. today to generate money for the American Cancer Society. It’s the organization’s largest fundraiser of the year, with hundreds of cities participating nationwide.

Event organizer Sara Lindborg is no stranger to the disease. Ten years ago she lost her boyfriend to non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Her grandmother had cancer. Her

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Cancer survivor Bruce Martin wears his pink shoes as he walks around the track during the Whittier Relay For Life at California High School in Whittier on Saturday June 20, 2009. The Relay for Life is the largest fundraiser of the year for the American Cancer Society. For two days groups run or walk around a schoolís athletic track to raise money to battle cancer. (SGVN/Staff Photo by Keith Durflinger/SWCity)

father, Glenn Watje, is a melanoma survivor.

“It gets us one step closer to finding a cure,” Lindborg, 29, said. “And it’s saving lives. I have two young children, and I don’t want them to have to go through what I have.”

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Relay for Life draws 1500 to California High track | The … | CancerBIOGEN.com says:
June 24th, 2009 at 11:12 am
[...] Original post: Relay for Life draws 1500 to California High track | The … [...]
K James says:
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:56 am
Miles for Meso is a program conducted for cancer awareness and research. It is a 5k race with attractive cash prizes. This walk/run will be not only fun but also educational. Whatever be your age or athletic capacity, you can participate in this event as it is targeted towards creating mesothelioma awareness in society and whatever little you do is sure to impact the cause.

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