Relay For Life of Gwinnett

May 9 - 10, 2014Gwinnett County Fairgrounds2405 Sugarloaf Parkway · Lawrenceville

4:30 p.m. Survivor Celebration7:00 p.m. Survivor Victory Lap

10:15 p.m. Luminaria Ceremony

LIVE MUSIC • FOOD • KID’S ACTIVITIESINTERACTIVE ATTRACTIONS • SHOPPING

COMMUNITY WELCOME • FREE ADMISSION www.relayforlife.org/gwinnettGA | 770-814-0211

Relay For Life of Gwinnett

SHUTTLES4:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m.

Gwinnett County Board of Voter

Registration and Elections455 Grayson Highway, Lawrenceville

Sunrise Baptist Church

3000 Sugarloaf Parkway, Lawrenceville

No parking on Sugarloaf ParkwayNo smoking • No pets

No skates/bikes • No alcohol

www.relayforlife.org/gwinnettGA

770-814-0211

This Year’s Gwinnett Relay SponsorsThe sponsors of this year’s Relay For Life in Gwinnett County are helping the American Cancer Society and all of our volunteers

make this year’s event bigger and better than ever. We are sincerely grateful for their support. A big “thank you” goes to:

PRESENTING SPONSORPrimerica

GOLD SPONSORHeatcraft Refrigeration Products

ViaSat

SILVER SPONSORSBrand Bank

Eastside Medical ClinicGary Martin Hays

Gwinnett Medical CenterNash Chevrolet

National DCP, LLCPeach State Federal Credit Union

RB Management Services, Inc.Steel, LLC

BRONZE SPONSORSAlcoa

Duke Realty E.R. Contractor, Inc.

SageSuburban Hematology

MEDIA SPONSORSClear Channel Outdoor

Gwinnett Daily PostGwinnett Magazine

WSB-TV

$1,000 LEVEL SPONSORSAndrew Electric Co., Inc.

Darr ManufacturingGeorgia Power

Grandview Strategic PartnersGwinnett Heart Specialists

HR StrategiesLighting Associates

MerialRadiotherapy Clinics of Georgia

$250.00 CLUB LEVEL SPONSORSAlphaGraphics

Hogan Construction

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$750.00 CLUB LEVEL SPONSORCountry Financial

$500.00 CLUB LEVEL SPONSOR

Navy Federal Credit Union

Gwinne� Relay For Life

Luminaria Ceremony

As the sounds of bagpipes dri� and darkness falls, the night is brightened the glow of luminaria and torches honoring and remembering those who have ba�led cancer.

Luminaria $10 Torches $50

Luminaria and torches purchased at the event will not qualify for team or individual fundraising credit

Order your Luminaria or Torch today!

Online Visit www.gwinne�relayforlife.org Click then (Includes an e‐card for the honoree or family)

In person Purchase from a Relay For Life par�cipant, contact info below: (Par�cipant must turn in Luminaria envelope by 5/2/12)

At the event Purchase on Friday, May 4 at 7:00pm at the Gwinne� County Fairgrounds

Par�cipant Name

Team Name

Light a candle inhonor or memory

Photo: American Cancer Society

As the sounds of bagpipes drift and

darkness falls, the night is brightened the glow

of luminaria and torches honoring and remembering

those who have battled cancer.

Torches $50 Luminaria $10

Order yours online today at www.relayforlife.org/gwinnettGA

or visit the Luminaria site near HOPE-sign at the event!

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Gwinnett Goes All Out for Largest Relay For Life in the World The Gwinnett Relay is big – really big! The American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life of Gwinnett County is the largest Relay event in the world, with 250 teams and 6,500 participants expected to take part this year, including 1,350 cancer survivors. The 21st Annual Relay at the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds begins with the survivors’ reception from 4:30-6:30 p.m. on Friday, May 9. Survivors will lead off the Relay with the traditional Survivors’ Lap around the track at 7 p.m., to cheers and applause from the crowd. When the event ends on Saturday morning, May 10, participants walking around the track all night will have raised nearly $2 million for the fight against cancer. Having the No. 1 Relay is a point of pride for Gwinnett, with the entire community getting involved. More

than 125 of the county’s schools participate in the Relay, along with many of the area’s churches, businesses, civic organizations and medical facilities. They fill up the fairgrounds with their colorful campsites for the annual overnight fundraiser. “The Gwinnett Relay For Life is an incredible experience that brings every part of the community together for one cause – fighting cancer,” says Gwinnett Relay Co-Chairs Sheila Fowler and Kirsten Baker. “The Relay is a huge fundraiser that takes place in a festive atmosphere, with music, games, cooking, colorful campsites and celebration. But there’s a very serious side to Relay, too, as we honor survivors and remember those lost to cancer, and of course, raise money to find a cure. Relay gives everyone an opportunity to take action to kick cancer and to help

create a world with less cancer and more birthdays for all of us. We want everyone in Gwinnett to come out on Friday, May 9, and Relay!” Primerica is the presenting sponsor for the Gwinnett Relay for the fourth consecutive year. From the entertainment onstage, to this year’s fun car lap, to the traditional purple glove dance and the reverent luminary ceremony after dark, Relay offers something for everyone. It‘s not too late to participate in this year’s Relay. Go to www.relayforlife/gwinnettga to sign up, form a team, donate or for more information.

American Cancer Society Relay For Life at A Glance

• Relay For Life started 29 years ago with one man in Tacoma, Washington, Dr. Gordy Klatt, walking and running around a track all night to raise money to fight cancer

• Relay events are now in 5,200 communities nationwide and 20 foreign countries

• Relay For Life is the largest fundraising event to fight cancer

• Every year, 4 million volunteers raise $400 million to fight cancer

Photo: American Cancer Society

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Alcoa Angels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108Alcova Elementary - Dacula Cluster. . . . . . . . . . 451-453Alford Elementary School . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137 & 144Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority - Upsilon Alpha Omega . . . .

152-154 & 171-173Andersen, Tate & Carr, P.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175Andrew Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431Annistown Tigers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223, 224, 236Archer Relay For Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-30Barco, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195Barrows Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131Bay Creek Middle School . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136 & 145Benefield Elementary School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146Berger Allied . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338Berkley Lake Elementary School . . . . . . . . . .207 & 210Berkmar High School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63-65 & 88-90Brand Bank (Lighting Associates) . . . . . . . . . . . 448-449Brookwood Elementary School - Brookwood Cluster . 391BRRBC *Team Judy” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203 & 214Buford Masonic Lodge #292. . . . . . . . . . . 411, 428-429Burnette Elementary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161-162By His Stripes We are Healed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382-384Cancer Fighters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371Cancer Strikes Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138Cedar Hill Elementary School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374Central Gwinnett High School. . . . . . . . . . . . . 443-447Chesney Elementary School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150Circle of Caring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397Citizens of Georgia Power - Gwinnett . . . . . . . . 109-110Collins Hill High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296-306Cooper Elementary School - Archer Cluster . . . . . . 21-30Cops for the Cure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121Corley Elementary School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143Couch Middle School . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69-70 & 83-84Country Financial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279Courthouse Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117-118Craig Elementary School - Brookwood Cluster . . . . . 377Creekland Middle School . . . . . . . . .289-290 & 312-313Crews Middle School-Brookwood Cluster . . . . . . . . 378Dacula Elementary School - Dacula Cluster . . . . . 451-453Dacula High School - Dacula Cluster . . . . . . . . . 451-453Dacula Middle School - Dacula Cluster. . . . . . . . 451-453Dazzling Dawgs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125-126Delmar Gardens 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Duke Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 & 95Duluth High School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295Duncan Creek Elementary School . . . . . . . . . . 441-442Dyer Elementary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .356 & 361Eastside Medical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454-457Emerald Homes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107Ferguson Elementary School Mustangs . . . . . . . . . 211Five Forks Middle School - Brookwood Cluster . . . . . 379Fort Daniel Elementary School . . . . . . . . . . .357 & 360Freeman’s Mill Elementary School . . . . . . . . . . . . 208Friends and Families Fighting for a Cure . . . . . . . . . . 82Gary Martin Hays & Associates . . . . . . . . . . .373 & 393GC Relay All Stars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174GCAC Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . 427Georgia Gwinnett College Grizzlies . . . . . . . .275 & 284GIVE Center West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106Glen Saddler Memorial Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450Grace Snell Middle School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

Grandview Strategic Partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434Grayson Elementary School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416-417Grayson High School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-8 & 43-46Grayson United Methodist Church . . . . . . . . .202 & 216GTC #1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54, 55 & 99Gwin Oaks Elementary School - Brookwood Cluster . . 390Gwinnett 4-H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401-402Gwinnett Braves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129Gwinnett County Public Library Bookers . . . . . . . . . 408Gwinnett County Public School Transportation . . . 73-74 &

78-80Gwinnett County Public Schools IMD CD’S . . . . . 72 & 81Gwinnett County Sheriff Office . . . . . . . . . . . . 458-461Gwinnett Daily Post . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368Gwinnett Heart Specialist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278Gwinnett School of Math, Science & Technology 179-181 &

186-188Gwinnett Tax Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376Gwinnett Tech - Rad Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191-192Harbins Elementary School - Archer Cluster . . . . . . 21-30Harris Elementary School . . . . . . . . . . . . . .287 & 316Heatcraft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104-105Hebron Christian Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . .225 & 234Henning Relay Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127Herrings Heros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222 & 237Hope and Life Fellowship . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220 & 239How I Was Healed of Cancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206HR Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439-440Ivy Creek Baptist Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326-327Ivy Creek Elementary School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156J. E. Richards Middle School. . . . . . . . . . . . .274 & 285Jackson Elementary School . . . . . . . . . . 288 & 314-315JAJWP-Judy Ann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213Jones Middle School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410Kanoheda Elementary School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212Lanier High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church . . . . . . . . .400 & 403Lawrenceville/Snellville Church of God. . . . . . . . 163-164Lee’s Bees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359Level Creek Elementary School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283Lilburn Elementary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412Lovin Elementary School - Archer Cluster . . . . . . . 21-30Magill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119-120Mamas For More Survivors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351Mason Elementary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414McConnell Middle School - Archer Cluster . . . . . . 21-30McKendree United Methodist Church 2013 . . . . . . . 183Meadowcreek Elementary School. . . . . . . . . . . . . 386Merial Cares. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406Mill Creek High School. . . . . . . . . . . . . 66-68 & 86-87Minor Patriots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123-124Miss Dacula /Greater Gwinnett Relay for Life . . . . . . 135Mitsubishi Electric HVAC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114Mixed Nuts Bowlers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291Monarch School 2013 . . . . . . . . . . .133-134 & 147-148Mount Vernon Baptist Church . . . . . . . . . . . Picnic AreaMountain View High School . . . . . . .293-294 & 302-304Mulberry Elementary School - Dacula Cluster . . . . 451-453Nash Chevrolet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366-367National DCP (Financing for a Cure) . . . . . . . . . 463-465NES Eagles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330-332Nesbit Elementary School . . . . . . . . .419-420 & 425-426

Network Communications, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 228-229New Mercies Christian Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155Norcross High School . . . . . . . . .10-12 & 13-14 & 37-41North Gwinnett High School . . . . . . . . . 15-20 & 31-36North Metro Baptist Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 & 101Norton Elementary School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325Osborne Middle School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128Parkview High. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311Parsons Elementary School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141-142Peachtree Elementary School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375Peachtree Ridge High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 & 4Pete’s Patriots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205Pharr Elementary School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334-336Popa Allred’s Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407Pride of the Ivy AKA- Phi Phi Omega Chapter . . . . . . 413Primerica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59-62 & 91-94R.D. Head Elementary School - Brookwood Cluster. . . 392Radloff Middle School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184-185Ricoh USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .273 & 286Riverside Elementary School . . . . . . . . . . . .354 & 363Rock Springs Elementary School . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370Rosebud Elementary School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193Sage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341-342 & 435Shiloh Elementary School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282Simonton ES Cancer Crusher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432Simpson Elementary School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261-262Smoke Rise Baptist Church . . . . . . . . . . . . .353 & 364Snellville United Methodist Church . . . . . . 139-140 & 196South Gwinnett High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240-241Suburban Hematology Oncology. . . . . . . . . . . 339-340Sugar Hill Church (First Baptist Sugar Hill) . . . . . . 230-231Suwanee Elementary School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307Sweetwater Middle School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235Sycamore Huskies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132 & 149Team Ebony’s Seeds of Hope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221Team Wolverton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Trickum Middle School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381Trip Elementary School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280-281Twin Rivers Middle School . . . . . . . . . . . . . .355 & 362ViaSat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75-77W C Britt Elementary (sponsor) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151Walgreens East . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409Walnut Grove Eagles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .372 & 394AWe Got This. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115-116Women In Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328Zoar United Methodist Church . . . . . . . . 176-177 & 190

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American Cancer Society Recruiting Drivers to Provide Gwinnett Cancer Patients with Transportation to Treatments Every day, cancer patients in Gwinnett County need help getting to their lifesaving treatment. If you are able to provide assistance, the American Cancer Society needs you. The Society is recruiting volunteers to drive cancer patients to and from their treatment through the Road To Recovery® program. Many cancer patients in Gwinnett County and surrounding areas do not own a vehicle, can’t afford the extra gasoline, or do not have access to public transportation. Some patients may be elderly and unable to drive, too ill to drive, or have no family members or friends who are able to provide regular assistance with transportation. Without access to reliable transportation, cancer patients are often unable to get treatment and their chances for survival are greatly diminished. “This year more than 47,000

Georgia residents will be diagnosed with cancer, and many will not get to their lifesaving treatments because they don’t have a ride,” said Pam Ashman, mission delivery specialist for the American Cancer Society. “Now is a crucial time to reach out and lend support to those who are struggling with this disease.” The Road to Recovery program is offered to patients at no charge by the American Cancer Society. The Society provides free training to volunteer drivers. Requirements include a good driving record, a valid driver’s license, auto insurance, and a vehicle that is in good working condition. Drivers must be 18 years of age or older. The Society conducts criminal background and DMV checks on drivers who sign up for the Road To Recovery program. Driver coordinators also are needed to help schedule the rides. Coordinators can work when it’s

convenient for them, including evenings or weekends. It takes as little as four hours a week of your time, organization, and communication skills to make a major impact on the well-being of cancer patients in your community. For more information about the Road To Recovery program or volunteering, please contact Pam Ashman at (404) 582-6120 or [email protected]. For cancer information, contact your American Cancer Society anytime at 1-800-227-2345 or visit cancer.org. The Road to Recovery program is offered at no charge by the American Cancer Society. This program is one of the many ways that funds raised through events like Relay For Life help fulfill the American Cancer Society’s mission of saving lives from cancer and creating a world with more birthdays.

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Join Eastside Medical Center physicians and staff for a free educational walk in the park!

Discuss various health and wellness related topics catered to your needs. Visit www.gwinnettparks.com for a

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Road To RecoveryAmerican Cancer Society is recruiting volunteer drivers to provide Gwinnett County cancer patients with free transportation to treatment! Drivers and Driver Coordinators are needed and they can work when it’s convenient for them. It takes as little as four hours a week of your time to make a major impact on cancer patients in our community! For more information about the Road To Recovery program, contact Pam Ashman at 404-582-6120 [email protected].

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American Cancer Society Focused on Making This Cancer’s Last CenturyAmerican Cancer Society Focused on Making This Cancer’s Last CenturyA little more than 100 years ago, the American Cancer Society began the fight of a lifetime: The fight to end cancer. When the Society started its work, cancer was a word spoken only in whispers. The disease was almost certain death sentence. The lifesaving progress that’s been made in the past 10 years is remarkable. We’re on the road to making this cancer’s last century!Since the 1990s, cancer death rates have declined by 20 percent, which translates into more than 400 lives saved each and every day that would have been lost to cancer. Today, there are nearly 14 million cancer survivors in the United States, and two out of three people diagnosed with cancer in this country survive at least five years. The Society has been in the forefront of every major cancer breakthrough, from mammography to colonoscopy to bone marrow transplant to drugs like Tamoxifen, Herceptin and Gleevec. But the American Cancer Society won’t rest until three out of three people diagnosed with cancer

survive it. To ensure that new research is progressing in the fight against cancer, the Society currently funds more than 900 active grants at 235 institutions – with $10 million in grants at Georgia institutions. And with landmark studies like our recent Cancer Prevention Study 3 (CPS-3), among others, no other organization conducts larger epidemiology studies.And ACS is delivering programs and services at the community level that support cancer patients, survivors and their families. These include Road To Recovery to provide free transportation to cancer patients to and from treatment; Reach To Recovery linking new patients with breast cancer survivors to provide support and guidance; Look Good and Feel Better helping women cancer patients cope with appearance-related side effects; 24 x 7 resources such as our comprehensive cancer information site, cancer.org, and our toll-free number, 1-800-227-2345; and much more. The Society will continue to focus on “cure, care, prevent and advocate” until cancer is no longer a major health threat. We are committed to “Finish the Fight!”

2013 RESEARCH ROUNDUP: 10 KEY BREAKTHROUGHS AND INSIGHTS

1. CANCER DEATH RATES DOWN: The rate of death from cancer in the United States continues to decline among both men and women, among all major racial and ethnic groups, and for the most common types of cancer, according to the Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer.

2. WALK MORE: Researchers from the American Cancer Society have found that walking at least 7 hours per week is associated with a 14% lower risk of developing breast cancer after menopause.

3. COLON CANCER SCREENING SCIENCE: American Cancer Society grantee Bert Vogelstein, MD, of the Johns Hopkins Oncology Center won the first-ever Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences in 2013 – an award of $3 million – for his discovery of three genes related to the development of colon cancer, which led to advances in the prevention and early detection of colon cancer.

4. LUNG SCREENING IMPORTANCE: Researchers from the American Cancer Society have found that screening all former and current smokers who fall within guideline recommendations could prevent up to 12,000 lung cancer deaths a year in the US.

5. 300,000: This is the number of adults that the American Cancer Society recently finished enrolling in its new Cancer Prevention Study-3, with the goal of discovering more ways to stop cancer.

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6. DEATHS FROM BREAST CANCER DOWN: The American Cancer Society finds that death rates from breast cancer in the United States have dropped 34% since 1990.

7. UP IN SMOKE: Africa is poised to become the “future epicenter of the tobacco epidemic,” according to an analysis by the American Cancer Society.

8. CHAMPION FOR CHILDREN: Joanne Wolfe, MD, a past grant recipient and 2013 winner of the Society’s Pathfinder in Palliative Care Award, has spent her career helping children with advanced cancer and is now working on a novel system for better managing their physical and emotional symptoms.

9. OUTDOOR AIR POLLUTION CAUSES LUNG CANCER: After the International Agency for Research on Cancer announced this, longtime American Cancer Society grant reviewer Emanuela Taioli, MD, PhD, said “the next step is to see changes in policy and emissions standards.”

10. BE A STRONGER SURVIVOR: A review of scientific studies finds that physical therapy and other types of rehabilitation can improve cancer survivors’ quality of life by addressing the physical and emotional problems that most report experiencing.

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY

Funds Raised at Gwinnett Relay Help Support American Cancer Services in The Community The American Cancer Society is at work every day in Gwinnett County providing a wealth of programs and services to cancer patients, their caregivers and cancer survivors. The funds raised at the Relay For Life of Gwinnett are critical to support for these important community-based programs. Last year alone, the Society served 902 Gwinnett County cancer patients, including: •25 Gwinnett patients stayed at the

Society’s Atlanta Hope Lodge, free of charge, while receiving treatment at Atlanta-area medical facilities •169patientsreceivedfreeridestoandfrom life-saving cancer treatment through the Society’s Road To Recovery® •102womencancerpatientsparticipatedin Look Good… Feel Better, which provides women cancer patients with free wigs, makeup tips and more to improve their appearance and help restore self confidence

•475 people were providedfree information by the Society on cancer, treatment, detection and available services in their community In addition, the Society’s Patient Resource Navigator onsite at Gwinnett Medical Center served 324 patients with information and help coping with cancer in 2013 alone. A large percentage of the patients served are

uninsured or under-insured. Since its inception in 2008, the PRN at Gwinnett Medical Center has served a total of 1,519 patients.

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5:00pm Performance by The Garrett Roy Jones Band

5:30pm Special music by Skylar Kitchen 5:35pm Special appearance by Kawan Moore

6:15pm National Anthem – Michael Larche with Hope and Life Fellowship Church

7:30pm Line Dancing with Toni Warrington and Bud Rand

8:00pm Performance by Judah

8:10pm Purple Glove Dance led by Norcross High School

8:30pm Performance by Joe Hall

9:15pm Special Music by Erin Hill, Emily Vance, AJ Farley, and David Leon

9:45 pm Performance by Georgia Red Clay

10:45 pm Special music by Rachel Wiggins

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