Relay For Life of Franklin and Fulton Counties to mark milestone

Participants will have a lot to celebrate at the 2025 Relay For Life of Franklin and Fulton Counties.

They will be marking 40 years for the national American Cancer fundraiser.

Locally, it will be year 30 for Relay For Life at the Greencastle-Antrim School District’s Kaley Field.

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The pearl is the traditional symbol for a 30th anniversary and the local Relay For Life theme will be “Pearls of Hope.”

The Relay will be held from 4 to 10 p.m. Friday, May 16, 2025. Information and updates can be found at https://secure.acsevents.org/site/STR?pg=entry&fr_id=109886

Thirty years is a pretty good milestone, said June Hann, tri-chair of the Relay For Life of Franklin and Fulton Counties with Beth Goetz and Sue Mummert.

“It’s no small thing” that a Relay For Life has been held at the Greencastle-Antrim School District location for three decades, and Dr. Lura Hanks, superintendent, will say a few words at the opening ceremony, Hann said.

Organizers also want to commemorate the anniversary in the Relay booklet and with a display. They are looking for photos, memorabilia and input from “folks active since the get-go,” Hann said.

Anyone who has items or memories to share can contact Hann at 717-977-1145 or [email protected]

The kickoff for the 2025 Relay For Life of Franklin and Fulton Counties was held Oct. 15. The goal is $100,000.

Top 10 2024 teams and individuals received certificates at the kickoff. The goal of $95,000 was exceeded, with a total of $107,036.75.

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New in 2024, the team Tee Up Fore the Cure led the list, raising more than $20,000 with a golf tournament at Penn National. The date of July 24 has already been picked for the 2025 fundraiser.

Top 10 Teams

Tee Up Fore the Cure: $20,822

Salem Church: $12,213

Frankly Speaking About Cancer: $9,541

Greencastle Tigers: $8,985

Bottoms Up: $8,355

Solomon’s Lutheran Church: $5,792

F& M Trust: $3,916

Bon Bon Beauties: $3,915

(SEK, CPAs & Advisors)

Justin’s Angels: $3,716

Blue/Gold Crusaders: $3,629

Top 10 Individuals

Linda Stoler: $10,941

Jan Eppleman: $7,700

Kristian Frank: $5,697

Becky Mull: $5,432

Cheryl Stinson: $2,834

Helen Keckler: $2,453

June Hann: $2,302

Eric Alleman: $1,947

Sue Mummert: $1,306

Jean Kahl: $1,043

One tasty Relay For Life of Franklin and Fulton Counties fundraiser is the Happy Valley Soup Sale.

The 13 varieties of soup mixes from the Happy Valley Soup Company feature top-quality freeze-dried ingredients with no MSG, salt or preservatives.

Each mix costs $9 and half of the proceeds for orders placed through Dec. 13 go to Relay For Life. Varieties range from Harvest Lentil and Tuscan Minestrone to Fireside Kettle Bean and Cock-A-Doodle Noodle.

“We had a lot of favorable comments last year … they’re very good,” Hann said.

Orders can be placed at https://search.app/ZZV26m6tqMccrFnu7