May 9, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
The 22nd annual Relay for Life in DeKalb County will be held Friday, May 10 at Greenbrook Park from 5:15 p.m. to 11 p.m.
The event will be relocated to the county complex in the event of rain.
“We have a backup plan. We will go to the county complex if we have to. Of course when we go there we lose part of our crowd and much of the team’s activities which are planned for outdoors but we will do what he have to do. We’re just praying for better weather,” said spokesperson Ivadell Randolph.
Relay For Life, the American Cancer Society’s signature event, is a fun-filled experience designed to bring together those who have been touched by cancer. This year’s theme is “Relay for a Cancer Free America”.
“If we’re at the park we will have a dunking booth, jail, blowup slides for the children, and all kinds of food,” said Randolph
The schedule of entertainment and events for this year’s Relay program is as follows:
5:15 p.m.: TBA
5:30 p.m.: Kathy Goodwin
5:55 p.m.: Presentation of the Colors by Boy Scout Troop #347
National Anthem sung by Suzanne Slager
Invocation by Don Rigsby, Pastor of Snow Hill Baptist Church
6:00 p.m. Opening Ceremony for Relay 2019
Welcoming remarks Ivadell Randolph
Introduction of cancer survivors
Prayer for cancer survivors by Chris Moore, Pastor of the Smithville Church of God
Song honoring cancer survivors by Bonnie Rigsby
Cancer survivors take the first lap around the park
RELAY FOR LIFE BEGINS
Entertainment:
6:30 p.m.: Vonda and Wanda-The Sunshine Singers
6:45 p.m.: Tina Boston
7:00 p.m.: Fluty and Friends
7:15 p.m.: David Turner and Friends
7:45 p.m.: Duke and Miller Family
8:00 p.m.: Kevin Roberts as Elvis
9:00 p.m.: Luminaria Ceremony
Prayer: Alex Woodward, Gassaway Church of Christ
9:20 p.m.: Axel Rico and the DeKalb County Ramblers
10:20 p.m. CLOSING CEREMONY
Announcers for the program will be Alex Woodward and George Taylor
At Relay, people from within the community gather to celebrate survivors, remember those lost to cancer, and to fight back against this disease. Relay participants help raise money and awareness to support the American Cancer Society in its lifesaving mission to eliminate cancer as a major health issue.