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Resilient relay
Big fundraiser weathers early rain to near goal
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Vickery Creek Middle School students, from left, Hannah Shumate, Caroline McBride and Kennedy Williams clap for cancer survivors as they walk during the Forsyth County Relay for Life. - photo by Autumn McBride
An American Cancer Society employee said Friday night’s Relay for Life event in Forsyth could not have gone any better. Suzanne Hendricks said the event, which ran from 6 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday, drew more than 1,300 participants and raised about $230,000 for cancer research. “We had great support from the community, hundreds of [cancer] survivors to walk the opening victory lap, a very touching luninaria ceremony and fabulous entertainment,” said Hendricks, community manager for the organization.