18 2014 RELAY FOR LIFE MAGAZINE LINCOLN DAILY NEWS.com July 28, 2014
‘stations’ that had been set up. Dietrich explained
that in addition to walking to raise money, the event
had been planned so as to offer kids insight to good
health and what they can do to hopefully
avoid cancer in their own lives.
Stations included healthy eating where they
were given snacks of fresh fruit and water,
fitness, and an obstacle course where they
could learn about being active; sun safety,
where they learned about using sunscreen to
combat skin cancer; and then there was one
station where they were permitted to just
take a little rest.
The walk began at approximately 9 a.m.
on Friday morning and wrapped up with a
closing ceremony at about 11 a.m.
Dietrich said this was a very important project for
her personally. She has served on the Logan County
Relay for Life committee since it began 17 years ago.
She said the work of the American Cancer
Society is very dear to her heart because
of her father.
Dietrich’s father is an 18-year cancer
survivor. She said, “He has an incurable
cancer, but he’s beating the odds.” That is
certainly something worth celebrating.
The Logan County Relay for Life will
be held July 25th beginning at 6 p.m. at
Lincoln College. Weather permitting, the
relay will be held outside in the parking
lot of Lincoln Center. If weather does not
allow, the event will then be moved inside
to the gymnasium.
