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Ramsey
IV • May 30, 2012
Relay for Life event nets $175,000 for ACS
The annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life fundraiser took place at the Ramsey High School recently. Team UPS came in with the highest donation of $15,770, Team Inspired raised $11,445, and the Ramsey Juniors brought in $8,957. A total of more than $175,000 was raised by the 79 teams with over 800 people participating. The Ramsey Jazz Band was on hand to help set the stage for this annual event. Top left: Team Ramsey Walks: EJ Walsh, Gail Farrell, Gail Dupont, Joan Waring, Joann Bockhorn, Rose Marie Finn, Carol Anderson, Filly Darmiento, MeeLon Yee, Ann Plaisted, and Carline Knauss. Above: Reading the names of the dozens of survivors present are Danielle Van Kampen and her mother Ruth O’Hara. Far left: Survivors Irene Maher, Audrey Talarico, Maria Mendes, Beverly Walsh, and Tom Smith. Left: The crowd. Below: Some of the longest surviving cancer members walking the Survivor’s Lap around the track are Ruth J. O’Hara, Betty Steilen, Cathy Siciliano, Ruth E. O’Hara, and Judy Highberger. Bottom: Leading the Survivors Lap are members of the Ramsey Volunteer Ambulance Corps and Boy Scout Troop 31.