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Page 74 2016 RELAY FOR LIFE MAGAZINE LINCOLN DAILY June 21, 2016
visiting during their
relay. The program
from that point on
would be much the
same as what had been
held at Northwest
School earlier in the
day.
Healy was excited
about the Butterfly
Station and suggested
to the kids that they
could color their
butterflies in whatever
manner they wished.
But at the same time, she suggested that if they
included even a small spot of purple, it would be a
message that the students support the fight against
all cancer.
Again, the butterflies will be on display at the
June 18th county-wide Relay for Life at Lincoln
Center.
Ms. Healy then called for the survivor lap that
included all the survivors present walking with the
children for the first lap of the day. After the first
lap, children would then be divided into groups
with some going to the stations while others began
making their laps.
Also on hand for all of the Relay
Recess events was Tonita
Reifsteck, who works each year to
register and acknowledge all cancer
survivors during the Relay for Life.
Cancer has hit home for Reifsteck
affecting many of her loved ones over
the years, making it a cause that is
very near and dear to her heart.
The butterfly theme will continue
at the main event, and the Relay
committee has hinted that there will
be a hidden butterfly somewhere in
Logan County that will have special significance
for the one who finds it.
The 2016 Relay fund goal is $65,000.
On Tuesday, it was announced that
the Logan County Relay for Life has
raised more than $51,500.
The five Lincoln elementary schools
participating in Relay Recess
programs raised more than $2,000 of
this amount.
Donations toward the 2016 goal
will be accepted through the end of
August.