#Relay for life of delta county free#

The torch lighting will take place at 7 p.m. Warren is an eight year survivor of breast cancer. Raman was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of three, and recently completed his third year of chemotherapy.

Both Raman and Warren are cancer survivors.

Warren taught kindergarten to Raman’s older sister, and last year, at his parent’s request, she was Raman’s kindergarten teacher. He has known Warren for several years and they have a unique bond. The honor of lighting the torch at relay will be shared by two inspiring cancer survivors Raman Franklin and Kathy Warren. Raman is a first grader at Fayette Christian Academy. When the torch arrives at Relay it will be met by a motorcycle escort, the Harley Owners Group Club Number 2505 from Great South Chapter – Newnan and the Chick-Fil_A’s Moo Cow Bikers from Fayetteville. After a lap of the Relay track, the torch will then be passed to this year’s Relay For Life Torch Ambassadors. The public is welcome and encouraged to safely line the relay route and cheer for the torch carriers as they pass. The torch will be passed to another cancer survivor every quarter mile as it travels down Redwine Road, through the New Haven Subdivision, down Bernard Road, out to Highway 85 South, over to Goza Road and finally into the Kiwanis Fair Complex. ceremony the Torch of Hope Team will then board a bus which trails the individual torch bearers. The procession has a police escort as it leaves the square and proceeds south down Georgia Hwy 85, turns right onto Beauregard and proceeds to Redwine Road.

#Relay for life of delta county free#

The 28 survivors represent a variety of Fayette county schools, churches, businesses and municipalities. Some participants are employed by Delta Air Lines, J93.3 FM and Georgia Power. Some have been cancer free for many years, others are more recently diagnosed. Two of the participants will have chemotherapy just days before participating.Īfter the 4 p.m.

with a gathering of the Torch of Hope team at the Heritage Park fountain in Fayetteville. The Torch of Hope members gather for a group photo, the group pauses for a prayer of thanksgiving, and then the 28 cancer survivors receive Torch of Hope Relay participation medals. This year the medals will be bestowed by Tyrone Mayor, Don Rehwaldt. Each year the Relay For Life of Fayette County starts off with a Torch of Hope relay. The relay starts this Friday at 4 p.m. Relay For Life is a celebration of survivorship and showing cancer who is boss.