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REGISTERING FOR RELAY IS EASY ONLINE !
Have you been to the Relay For Life of Great Valley Web site? Teams and participants can register quickly and easily online, avoiding paper registration forms and having to handle checks. The site contains a lot of great information about Relay activities and fundraising ideas. It also allows you to e-mail a link to family and friends so they can make online donations to Relay. To check out the site, go to: www.events.cancer.org/rflpagreatvalley . If you have questions, please call Deb Reis at 610-933-3252 or e-mail [email protected] . Stay tuned for more information about Great Valley’s Relay Web site!
FEATURE FUNDRAISER : SUGARTOWN TO SERVE SOUP FOR RELAY
RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE WILL BENEFIT LOCAL BOYS
A blood drive for Jeremy Wilson and Austin Myers, two local boys battling cancer, will be held at St. Peter’s United Church of Christ. Join Sugartown teachers and staff on Wednesday , The blood drive will take place January 30 th as they serve homemade sou p in support of Monday, February 4 from 1-7 p.m. Relay For Life! Reservations are recommended, Seating will take place at 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. at and can be made through Anna Sugartown Elementary School. Mae Moore at (610) 827-7645. Reservations are requested, and can be made Austin and Jeremy both need through Sarah Claus at [email protected] . The cost for frequent blood transfusions, and this event is $5 per person or $25 per family. greatly appreciate your support. All proceeds will benefit Great Valley’s St. Peter’s Church is located at Relay For Life! 1193 Clover Mill RoadHope.Progress.Answers. in Chester / 1.800.ACS.2345 / www.cancer.org
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Flea Market
FLEA MARKET : DOGS LEND A PAW FOR RELAY COLLECT YOUR ITEMS !
Support Relay at the 2 nd Annual Doggie Olympics! Remember to start gathering This event will take place at Canine Creature Comforts on items for the Flea Market! This Sunday, March 2 nd from 12PM-4PM. Watch furry friends event will take place Saturday, compete in contests including the 25 Yard Dash, the Best March 1 st at Great Valley High Retrieve and the Best Treat Catcher! School. Your team can bring items Canine Creature Comforts is located at 81 Lancaster to sell, and all the money raised Ave., at the corner of Route 30 and Route 401 in Malvern. will go toward your goal for Relay. Please call (610) 590-2192 for more information. Teams will be provided with a table We hope to see you there! and two chairs. Please note that no raffles or concession food can be sold. RESTAURANTS FOR RELAY : To participate, e-mail REGISTRATION DEADLINE APPROACHING ! Susan Dickinson at: [email protected] . If your team is planning to participate in Restaurants for Relay , please remember to turn in your signed agreement form by February 13 th . The form can be downloaded on the Web at: www.event.cancer.org/rflpagreatvalley Restaurants for Relay is a fun and easy way for your team to raise Planning a fundra iser? money! Teams approach a restaurant in the Great Valley area to donate a percentage of its profits . This year, Restaurants for Relay will .... Let Liz Melvin know, take place Saturday, March 1 st - Saturday, March 15 th . The Fundraising Committee and the Public Relations Committee will sponsor and she’ll help publicize an advertising campaign in the weeks leading up to Restaurants for it for you! Relay to encourage the Great Valley community to eat out during the [email protected] or fundraiser. For more information, please contact Fundraising Chair Susie 610-692-9831, ext.113 Dickinson at (610) 240-0652 or [email protected] . Don’t wait to sign up for this great fundraising opportunity!
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BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT NEXT MEETING : TH TO R AISE F UNDS FOR SCHOLARSHIP FEBRUARY 13 !
Come play half court 3-on-3 Come join us by forming a team or basketballs on the 10-foot hoops at volunteering!
Great Valley High School to support the Rose Our next meeting is in the Audion at Bigelow Scholarship fund! Great Valley High School on February 13 th at Open to adults and kids, the Rose 6:00PM for committee chairs and 7:30PM for
Bigelow 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament will team captains. st take place on Saturday, March 1 . For more information, please contact This is a great event to check out co-chairs Sandy Claus (610-889-2125 x1983) while you are browsing the Relay For Life or Marda Collett (610-353-3427). Flea Market! For registration information, call (610) 296-3198 or e-mail [email protected] .
Registration forms are also available at all Great Valley Schools and the GVBL Center on Bacton Hill Road. The Rose Bigelow
Scholarship Fund presents annual scholarship awards to a deserving Great Valley senior boy and girl who plan on continuing their education.
Shoot for the cause – it will make a difference!
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Coming to Great Valley High School on February 22 nd at 7:30PM…
2 Great Events in the same night!
“ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A GREAT VALLEY TEACHER ” AND
A PROM FASHION SHOW
COME OUT AND SUPPORT THE RELAY AND YOUR FELLOW CLASSMATES AS THEY COMPETE WITH
TEACHERS TO SEE WHO REALLY IS SMARTER ! ENJOY A PROM FASHION SHOW FEATURING THE LATEST IN PROM FASHIONS PRESENTED BY LOCAL SHOPS . For more detailed information on this exciting evening, please visit the Relay website at: www.event.cancer.org/rflpagreatvalley
ConKerr Cancer will be at our Relay in May!! In an effort to make her son Ryan more comfortable during his chemotherapy stays, Cindy Kerr started making fun and colorful pillowcases. As hospital personnel, patients, and their families began to notice the pillows, They were as excited as Ryan to see the next pillowcase! After that, Cindy started making pillowcases for other children in the hospital and ConKerr Cancer was born.
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