This year marked Hurt & Proffitt’s third straight year participating in Lynchburg’s Relay for Life to raise money for the American Cancer Society. This year our team consisted of 10 team members. The Hurt & Proffitt team raised a total of $6,600.00 in less than six months. Along with individual fund raising efforts, the team held two pancake breakfasts, a yard sale, and a very successful lunch cookout in which we delivered over 120 lunches to area businesses.
The Relay for Life event was held on June 3rd at Heritage High School’s track where 144 teams walked or camped around the track throughout the night. Because cancer never sleeps, relays are overnight events where each team is asked to have a representative walking around the track at all times. Our fundraising efforts continued into the evening where we held our annual college sports ball raffle. The raffle consisted of a Virginia Tech football autographed by head coach Frank Beamer, a Virginia Tech basketball autographed by head coach Seth Greenberg, a UVA football autographed by head coach Mike London, and a UVA basketball autographed by head coach Tony Bennett and players.
The Relay for Life event can be bittersweet. Some participate to honor those who have battled or who are battling cancer, some to remember loved ones who lost their battle, and all participate to help bring an end to this terrible disease. Whatever the reason, the community comes together for a great cause.
Even though the event is over, you can still donate through August 31st. Please visit our team page http://main.acsevents.org/goto/hurtandproffitt if you are interested in making a donation.
