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All time and materials are donated to create these cards.
Please read below for details.
All of the profit from the sale of these cards goes directly
to Relay for Life.
All cards are $2 each.
Buy 10 cards or more and the price is $1.25 each.
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History of Relay For Life
One person can make a difference. Nowhere is that more evident than with
the story of the American Cancer Society Relay For Life, which began in
Tacoma, Washington, as the City of Destiny Classic 24-Hour Run Against
Cancer.
In the mid-1980s, Dr. Gordy Klatt, a Tacoma colorectal surgeon, wanted
to enhance the income of his local American Cancer Society office. He
decided to personally raise money for the fight by doing something he
enjoyed—running marathons.
In May 1985, Dr. Klatt spent a grueling 24 hours circling the track
at Baker Stadium at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma for more than
83 miles. Throughout the night, friends paid $25 to run or walk 30 minutes
with him. He raised $27,000 to fight cancer. That first year, nearly 300
of Dr. Klatt’s friends, family, and patients watched as he ran and
walked the course.
While he circled the track those 24 hours, he thought about how others
could take part. He envisioned a 24-hour team relay event that could raise
more money to fight cancer. Months later he pulled together a small committee
to plan the first team relay event known as the City of Destiny Classic
24-Hour Run Against Cancer.
This web site and these cards are created buy a volunteer group that works
for JELD-WEN facilities in Grinnell, Iowa.
The JELD-WEN/Grinnell Relay for Life Committee is delighted to show
its enthusiasm for an excellent cause – Relay for Life and the fight
against cancer.
JELD-WEN, inc is a strong supporter of Relay for Life.
As a company, JELD-WEN Window Division/Grinnell is delighted to show its
enthusiasm for an excellent cause – Relay for Life and the fight
against cancer.
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