2009 Shawnee/Lenexa Relay for Life June 30, 2009
This year's Shawnee/Lenexa Relay for Life was overnight Friday at Swarner Park in Shawnee. The relay raised more that $90,000 for the American Cancer Society.
Survivors and their caregivers take the first lap at the 2009 Shawnee/Lenexa Relay for Life.
Event committee co-chairs Lori Vielhauer (right) and Candace Walkup address the crowd during the opening ceremony.
Relay participants browse the silent auction, one of many ways participants raised funds during the event. The relay raised more that $90,000 for the American Cancer Society.
Jake Rohrer (left) and Oliver Parsons donned some feminine wear and wigs in the “Miss Relay” competition. Seven men dressed up in women’s clothes to gather donations from people at the relay.
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Do you think it is important for Shawnee to be bicycle-friendly?
I think it’s important. I do love and use the paths, but it would be nice to have lanes so we could use bikes to run errands - saving gas!
