‘Relay For Life’ a record success, thanks community for their support

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The Canadian Cancer Society presented the North Bay Relay for Life wrap up report to City Council Monday noting it was a hugely successful event.

The event, which is the agency’s biggest signature fundraising event, took place June 31st at CFB North Bay, and saw a total of 76 teams, 686 participants, 175 survivors, 300 volunteers, 2.68 million steps walked and 2,500 luminaries, helping to make this a record total year for the agency.

The night reflected together as a community, celebrating the lives of those who have battled cancer and remembering loved ones lost to the fight against the disease.

The Canadian Cancer Society took this presentation as a chance to thank all those who participated in making the Relay for Life in North Bay a huge success.

The grand total raised for this year’s event was 244,975 dollars, a record breaking figure for those involved in battling cancer.

Andrew Layne, Manager of the Canadian Cancer Society in North Bay, was quick to point out that although there were fewer teams this year, some were very good at raising funds and the event turned out exceedingly well.

“We had some tremendous fundraising from all teams and we certainly benefited from some teams that had some very successful fundraising as well,” says Layne.

Layne says that the only thing they may have done differently this year was to emphasize teams having fundraising events, such as barbecues, garage sales, with one team in particular hosting a dodge ball tournament.

“So there was some innovation and some variety, which was great,’ he says.

Layne also made special note of the North Bay media and thanked them for their help in the Relay for Life event, designed to celebrate, remember and fight back against cancer in our community.

“Thank you for your support,” Layne says.