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By Bette Mahoney Special to the Rappahannock News
In Rappahannock County, many of us still wave to the cars we meet on our small country roads maybe because if we don’t know the people in the car now, we are likely to meet them soon at church, a meeting, the library, the theatre, or at a local country store: But maybe it is because we are a small, friendly community. Certainly, because we are a small community, our Relay for Life is more of a neighborhood event than a big national fund raiser and a larger proportion of our population of 7,000 comes to the Relay than do in most communities.
Why do we Relay? The reasons can be summarized under three headings: (1) Friends and Family; (2) Fund Raising; and (3) Fun.
Friends and Family: In Rappahannock County, about 32 persons are newly diagnosed with cancer each year. If national patterns hold here, one-half of Rappahannock males and one-third of Rappahannock females will develop some form of invasive cancer. It is no wonder that we all know so many persons and families whose lives have been so profoundly affected by this disease. We Relay in support of our friends or family that have been stricken with
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