2006

Relay From Page JA

Other than the colort"ul display of the walkers cir– cling the track, the big event of the night was the "Womanless Pageant" in which men pranced around dressed as women for about an hour in order to encourage more dona– tions. "I laughed so hard my jaws hurt," said Holloway. The men dressed as women would be escorted by another man to the stage. In order to pick an escort, a person had to donate $5 dollars, or, if the man did not want to escort the "lady", he would have to pay $10 to get out of it. "I would say in that short period of time we raised over $200," said Hol– loway. "The enthusiasm of the crowd was great." Another Relay event was the luminary ceremo– ny honoring those who have died from cancer. Holloway, who sponsors five different counties, said that this was proba– bly the best he had ever seen.

LAUREN VOLARVICHITHE NEWTON RECORD The EC Riders make their way around the walking track at East Central Community College Friday night. Teams wal~ed around the track throughout the rest of the night to reinforce the motto, "Cancer Never Sleeps".

"The service was pre– sented with Karla Butler singing, and each song was very well thought out. She did an excellent job. The audience was very attentive. and the whole thing was very moving. It had my wife in tears," said Holloway. · ECCC not only provided the track and grounds, but also the power and sound equipment for the event. The teams, sponsored by businesses and civic and social organizations, were working long before the

actual event to raise money for Relay for Life. Teams staged bake sales, raffles, car washes and cook-outs. The team that raised the most money overall was La-Z-Boy South, which donated approximately $10,000. Other sponsors were: Newton Community Healthcare, The Citizens Bank, Newton United Givers Fund, Newton County Bank, Killens Chevrolet, Newton Regional Hospital, Tyson Foodg and Regions Bank.