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BY MIKE MAHONEY
Rappahannock News
Contributing Writer
Honoring past achievements and planning for still greater ones were the highlights of a Feb. 1 meeting of the Rappahannock Chapter of the American Cancer Society.
Last year Rappahannock County participated with Fauquier County in conducting the annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life. Twenty-three Rappahannock teams participated in the relay and raised almost $25,800. This year, in an effort to encourage even greater local community participation, Rappahannock will have its own Relay for Life, which will be held on the elementary school grounds on May 21 and 22.
The purpose of the Relay for Life is not simply to raise money. It is also to remember those who died from cancer and celebrate those who survived it. Often these are accomplished at the same time. Last year, for example, the family of Bennie Atkins, who died of cancer in 1998, walked in the relay and raised a total of $3636, more than any other team. Similarly, Ester Settle, herself a survivor of cancer, in addition to organizing and leading the Rappahannock effort, raised $3000, more than any other person. Both the Atkins family team and Mrs. Settle were honored at the February meeting. Both also announced their intent to achieve still more this year.
The American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life originated in 1985 when Dr. Gordie Klatt walked alone around the University of Puget Sound Track for 24 hours and raised over $27,000 for the fight against cancer.
The relay now revolves
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