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This Saturday Relay For Life of Williamson, Franklin, Saline and Gallatin Counties will hold a luminaria display and ceremony in Marion.
On July 17
th the tower square plaza in Marion will look a little different at night.
The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Williamson, Franklin, Saline and Gallatin Counties will host a luminaria display and ceremony to honor every life touched by cancer from 7 to 9 pm.
COVID-19 restrictions prevented the group from holding fundraisers over the last year.
Senior Development Manager Stephanie Smith says organizers chose to only have the luminaria display because they weren’t sure what restrictions would be in place when they started planning for the event.
Chippewa/Yellow Medicine Counties Relay for Life returns to an in-person event this summer
Montevideo American-News
The annual Relay for Life of Chippewa/Yellow Medicine Counties took place in 2020 as a virtual event due to the COVID-19 pandemic but returns this year as an in-person event. Because of the community events and obligations, the event in 2021 will be moved from the usual date in May to August 13th. “This year, we are again following CDC and ACS guidelines as we plan our events and bring people together in a safe environment,” says one of the organizers, Dustin Citrowske. “We are very fortunate that we can have in-person events. There are so many states that cannot.” Last year, the Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota counties joined together for the virtual event as one team on August 1 and raised a little over two million in funds. “Our events may have been canceled, but our efforts, passion, and drive to beat cancer never will!” Citrowske said.
For more than 75 years, Junior Auxiliary of Columbus has been an active community partner, giving thousands of service hours in benefit of the children of Lowndes County. The nonprofit organization's annual Charity Ball is a celebration and review of the work accomplished that year, and a reveal of the Charity Ball king and queen.
June is here and with it comes summer, swimming pools, the beach, flip flops, shorts, vacations, fireworks and outdoor activities. It also gets us closer to the American Cancer Society