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Brawley Relay for Life wraps up
Staff WriterBRAWLEY — As much of Brawley slept early Sunday, Cattle Call Park was alive as the Brawley Relay for Life wrapped up its 24-hour event fundraising event. Team Shelley’s Angels member Brianna Dowden has participated in the event for four years...Tags: Leukemia, American Cancer Society
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Young survivors fight back against cancer at Brawley Relay for Life
Staff WriterBRAWLEY — Young faces were everywhere Saturday at Brawley’s Relay for Life walk-a-thon. Many of those young faces belong to cancer survivors. Allison Rodriguez is only 4 years old, yet she has been designated this year’s “...Tags: Chemotherapy, Human Interest, Breast Cancer, Health Treatments
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Brawley to kick off Relay for Life
Staff WriterBRAWLEY — Adults and children alike are encouraged to participate in the upcoming Relay for Life here Saturday through Sunday morning. The event, held at Cattle Call Park, will honor those battling cancer, and feature music, food and a child...Tags: Human Interest
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Final lap for Calexico Relay for Life 2013
Staff WriterCALEXICO — Survivors gathered in the middle of a circle for a prayer Sunday at Calexico’s Relay for Life closing ceremony. Participants at Relay for Life gathered around cancer survivors to take part in a prayer led by Ron Gomez, Imperial...Tags: Human Interest, American Cancer Society
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Hundred's camp out for Calexico's Relay for Life
Staff WriterCALEXICO — Cancer can be scary, but Calexico fought back in its annual Relay for Life event this weekend. Calexico resident Lorena Moreno received the news that she had breast cancer on April 16, 2012. The first thought that came to Lorena&...Tags: Human Interest, Esophageal cancer, Lung Cancer, Breast Cancer, American Cancer Society
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Calexico Relay for Life kicks off Saturday
Staff WriterCALEXICO - The Calexico Relay For Life's main fundraising event begins Saturday morning and will continue for 24 straight hours into Sunday morning this weekend. The opening ceremony begins at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Calexico High School football...Tags: Health Organizations, American Cancer Society
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Calexico Desert Valley Bandits makes Easter memories
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterCALEXICO – Hundreds of excited children and families stormed the Calexico High School football field Sunday for the annual Calexico Desert Valley Bandits Easter egg hunt. It’s the third year for the non-profit club to be hosting the hunt,...Tags: Easter
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Relay for Life wraps up in El Centro
Staff WriterThe American Cancer Society Relay for Life held at Southwest High School over the weekend was by all accounts a rewarding experience for attendees and organizers. And although everyone looked tired Sunday, none seemed less committed to giving their...Tags: Chemotherapy, Human Interest, Lung Cancer, Health Treatments, American Cancer Society
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Relay for Life begins in El Centro
Staff WriterAbe Cardenas endured multiple hardships and saw hundreds of his brothers die while in the years he served in Vietnam, but to him, none of that adversity compares to the 14 months he’s dealt with cancer. “I didn’t believe this was going...Tags: Chemotherapy, Human Interest, U.S. Army, International Military Interventions, Agent Orange Poisoning (1961-1971)
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Our View: Get ready to support cancer awareness events
It’s the rare person who hasn’t been touched by cancer. Many of our readers themselves have been diagnosed with cancer, while many others have close family members or friends with the disease. Cancer comes in many variations to people of...Tags: Chemotherapy, Obesity, Diseases and Illnesses, Health Treatments, Overweight
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Calexico Relay for Life paints the town purple
Staff WriterCALEXICO — Volunteers spread glints of purple throughout the community Monday afternoon to remind others of the pervasiveness of cancer’s reach as part of the Calexico Relay for Life’s “Paint the Town Purple” campaign....Tags: Chemotherapy, Human Interest, Health Organizations, Breast Cancer, Health Treatments
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Thank You: Thankful for support to Relay
CalexicoThe Calexico Relay for Life committee volunteers would like to thank the Holiday Inn in Calexico for allowing us to honor the cancer survivors and their families that attended the yearly appreciation dinner. We invite them and the Calexico community to...
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