On a Road to a Cure - Moving Forward Together at Relay for Life
June 26, 2015
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- Staff photo buy Jon Tripp Survivors carry the Relay for Life banner around the track for the kick-off lap.
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- Staff photo buy Jon Tripp One of the many youth teams: Allison Hamel, Emma Bailey, Kyra McLane, Valerie Davis, Emily Bucciero, Alexis Kinnas, Kayla Demers, and Lacey Defeo.
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- Staff photo buy Jon Tripp Contestants in the Mr. Relay pageant: Ted Pelletier, Michael Parisi, and Dan Tilton.
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- Staff photo buy Jon Tripp Artistic Creations’ team, ‘Cutting For A Cure’ use every advantage, big and small, to win the tug-of-war contest.
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- Staff photo buy Jon Tripp Chloe Jendrick, Sarah Jendrick and Gabriella Thompson spend some time behind bars until they could find a friend to make a donation to bail them out.
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- Staff photo buy Jon Tripp 2015 Hero of Hope Jane Lang with Regina Andler
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- Staff photo buy Jon Tripp Lauren Duggan and Alyssa Peterson circle the track in style while riding in their Cadillac.
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- Staff photo buy Jon Tripp Cameron Haseltine is one of the youngest relayers on the track.
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- Staff photo buy Jon Tripp Allyssa Peterson, Meagan Vater, Donna Lee Pelletier, Lauren Duggan, and Olivia Gitschier made themselves some fancy masks for the Mardi Gras lap.
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- Staff photo buy Jon Tripp Community members watch a memorial presentation before taking a reflective lap around the track.
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- Staff photo buy Jon Tripp Aidan Conroy sits in front of a loved one’s luminary.
by Jon Tripp
It has been more than a decade of charitable giving as the 11th annual Relay For Life event took place at Salem High School’s Grant Field on Saturday, June 20. This was the second year in a row that the Salem event ran from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. instead of the traditional overnight format.
Many local companies and organizations formed teams, including Pentucket Bank, Knights of Columbus, Kiwanis, the Salem Democratic committee, Parkland Medical Center, Liberty Utilities, Microsoft, Enterprise Bank, Artistic Creations Salon, Salemhaven and the Salem High School Junior AFROTC. Once again, Canobie Lake Park provided endless entertainment and MC services to keep the volunteers active throughout the day. Special appearances were made by Canobie’s Petey the Parrot and the Studio of Performing Arts in Atkinson.
By the close of the event, more than 40 teams had raised a preliminary total of over $86,000 for the American Cancer Society. Donations can still be made to your favorite team or directly to the American Cancer Society. For more information visit the event website at: http://www.relayforlife.org/salemnh.
Team captains are invited to attend the Relay Wrap-Up celebration at the Knights of Columbus hall on Tuesday, June 30, at 6 p.m. where the final total raised will be announced.
