The 20th annual Relay for Life to raise funds and awareness for the American Cancer Society will be Friday, May 5 at Green Brook Park in Smithville.
This year’s theme is “Relaying Southern Style”
The entertainment begins at 5:15 p.m. followed by the opening ceremony at 6:00 p.m. featuring personal testimonies from cancer survivors and then a Survivors’ Lap, during which those who have survived the struggle circle the track together to help everyone celebrate what has been achieved against cancer.
A Luminaria Ceremony begins at 9:00 p.m. to remember loved ones lost to cancer and to honor those who have battled the disease.
The schedule of events for the evening is as follows:
5:15 p.m.- Terry Hodges
5:35 p.m.- Kathy Goodwin
5:55 p.m.- Presentation of the colors by Boy Scout Troop #347
The National Anthem:
Invocation by Chris Moore, pastor of the Smithville Church of God
Welcome by Ivadell Randolph
Introduction of cancer survivors
Prayer for cancer survivors by Dwayne Cornelius, pastor of the New Life United Pentecostal Church
Song honoring cancer survivors by Don and Bonnie Rigsby
6:20 p.m.-Suzanne Slager
6:30 p.m.-Tina Boston
6:45 p.m.-DeKalb Middle School Beta Club Chorus
7:00 p.m.- David Turner & Friends
7:30 p.m.- Fluty and the Flutones
7:45 p.m.- Heritage from the Smithville First Assembly of God
8:00 p.m.- Elvis (Kevin Roberts) Salem Baptist Church
8:30 p.m.- Elizabeth Chapel Baptist Church Young Adults
8:45 p.m.- Smithville Church of God Praise Team
9:00 p.m.- Luminaria Ceremony
Prayer by Alex Woodward, preacher at the Gassaway Church of Christ
9:15 p.m.- Seth Willoughby
9:30 p.m. Zone Status
11:30 p.m.- Closing Ceremony
Midnight-Relay Ends
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