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 do anything to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day?
“We are all Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. My family won the best in family floats in Shawnee’s St. Patrick’s Day parade a few years back. We got to have a big trophy for the year. My sons love throwing out candy on the parade route.”
