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CCHS supports 'Relay For Life' This is the first year that Clarke County High School has had a Relay for Life team. The team members have sponsored fundrasiers like bake sales and a Womanless Beauty Pageant to help raise money. Every dollar raised makes a difference to people in our community whose lives are touched by cancer. Millions of lives have been saved as a result, including people you may know. For those people and countless others, the research the American Cancer Society has funded is resulting in better ways to prevent, detect, and treat cancer. I don't care who you are, you have been affected by cancer. In 2002, my aunt was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 31. It was hard for my family and my aunt, but I soon realized that things happen for a reason. My aunt Jennifer (I call her Benfer, I have since I was little.) lived an amazing life. She graduated from Auburn University, married the man of her dreams, lived in Germany for a few years, became a mother to my adorable cousin, and inspired and impacted the lives of so many of those around her. This past January, Benfer passed away at 36 years old after her nearly six year battle. I love Benfer; she was an amazing woman whose life was taken due to cancer. I have always participated in Relay for Life since Grove Hill began a Relay, but this year is different. I am on my school's team, my mom is a member of my church's team, and my sister is on the Wilson Hall Middle School team. She will be cutting eight inches of her hair at the Relay for an organization that makes wigs for cancer patients who have suffered hair loss. We will not only be walking for Benfer, we are going to walk for my late great-grandmother, my grandmother, a colon cancer survivor, and all of those who have been hit with the disease. This is an opportunity for the people of Grove Hill to come together and raise money and awareness for something that has touched us all. So come out and support the cause, there is no excuse not to.
It makes me happy to see so many other young people come together for this cause of helping to find a cure for this disease. I applaud not only the members of the CCHS team, but also all of the dedicated volunteers and team members who are committed to fighting cancer in our community. I strongly encourage everyone to come out and gather at the Clarke County Museum on April 11 to celebrate survivors and caregivers, remember loved ones lost, and to gain inspiration for the fight.
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