10 2014 RELAY FOR LIFE MAGAZINE LINCOLN DAILY NEWS.com July 28, 2014
Local teens helping others
Crawford leads peers into Relay for Life
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On an icy, frigid January evening, Trenton Crawford warmed up the team
leaders during the 2014 Relay for Life Kickoff planning session.
A
t a time when people
lament about the behavior
of teenagers, there are
some notable exceptions. Trenton
Crawford is one such example. At
17, he has been part of the Logan
County Relay for Life for the past
four years even acting as co-chair
one year.
Of his participation, Crawford
says, “I first became involved
with the Relay for Life after my
8th grade year, when my former
English teacher, Michelle Dahn
(former RFL Logan County Co-
Chair) asked me if I would be
interested in helping put on a mini
relay at LJHS and raising money
for the American Cancer Society.
It was an emotional event, and I
was proud that I got to play a part
in my school raising over $1,000
from the event.” He goes on to
say, “that year, I got my peers who
were in Builders Club to do it, and
we had a phenomenal time staying
up at the event all night, and for
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the first time, I got to experience
what Relay was all about--a
community of strong people of all
ages, who want to put up a fight
against cancer.”
After that first year, Crawford
continued to be a part of the
Relay, becoming even more
involved as a co-chair and team
leader who encouraged other
teens involved. Crawford said,
“The following years in high
school, I gradually got more and
more of my peers involved, and
they began to love relay just as
