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The Peotone Relay for Life will be held Friday, July 31 at the Peotone Junior High School at 1 Blue Devil Dr. in Peotone RE/MAX All Properties of New Lenox, will be on site at this year's Peotone American Cancer Society Relay for Life offering tethered hot air balloon rides in the RE/MAX balloon for a small donation, which will benefit the charity. The tethered hot air balloon rides will be available (weather permitting) from approximately 6:15 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. Raffle tickets for a hot air balloon flight will also be sold for $5 each or 3 for $10. Proceeds from the tethered rides and raffle tickets will go to the Peotone Relay for Life. For further information or questions, call 708-917-0265.
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The entire community is invited to Peotone's Relay for Life on July 31 at Peotone Junior High School. With a theme of ''Around the World for a Cure,'' walkers will gather at the track to walk through the night as a symbolic battle against cancer. According to event chairwoman Stacey Morris, Relay for Life is a family-oriented team event where participants walk relay-style around the track and take part in fun activities off the track.'' By participating, Morris said, community members honor cancer survivors, pay tribute to those who have lost their fight with caner and raise money to help cancer patients. This is Peotone's fifth year hosting the event. This year, 21 teams are signed up, with 185 participants.
The evening begins at 5 p.m. with a Survivors Dinner and opening ceremonies at 6 p.m. Mayor Rich Duran will host a ribbon cutting, which will be followed by a survivor lap and team banner lap. The event will conclude at 5:30 a.m., on August 1, with the closing ceremonies. Every half-hour during the night will feature a ceremony or lap theme, including a Mexican dance lap, Hawaii Hula lap and a cake walk lap. Additionally, many teams will have on-site fund-raisers, including split-the-pot raffles, face painting and selling gourmet coffee. The Luminaria Ceremony, which honors cancer survivors and those who have passed away from the disease, will be at 9 p.m. Glowing luminarias will line the track, and the names of those lost to the disease will be read aloud. This year's luminaria ceremony will feature a visual memorial, or a photo slideshow of loved ones. Luminarias can be purchased for $10 at the Relay until 8:15 p.m. The lap themes throughout the night are: 6:30 p.m. - Celebration Time - Come together on the track for a fund-raising time! Help teams by visiting their campsites while you walk the track and enjoy ''worldly'' music. 7 p.m. - Mexican Dance Lap - LaBamba or Macarena around the track. Sombreros and maracas welcome. 7:30 p.m. - Toga Toga Toga Lap 8 p.m. - Flag Lap - Wave different flags of the world. Kids are invited to wave the flags made at the Kids Activity tent. 8:30 p.m. - Relay Spirit Lap - Wear your pink or purple and honor your loved ones. 9 p.m. - Luminaria Ceremony 9:30 p.m. - Hawaii Hula Lap - Dress up Hawaiian style and hula around the track. 10 p.m. - Swoon at Elvis Lap 10:30 p.m. - Tour de France Lap - Safety first. Wear bike helmets and pads. 11 p.m. - Life's a Beach Lap - Wear floaties, masks, beach balls and rings. 11:30 p.m. - Haunted Eve Lap - Bring out your scary masks to scare away cancer. 12 a.m. - Jump Start - Join together for pizza, subs and snacks to Jump Start the event. 12:30 a.m. - Cake Walk Lap 1 a.m. - Polka Around the World Lap 1:30 a.m. - Irish Jig Lap - Dress in green and support our fellow Irishmen. 2 a.m. - Reverse Lap 2:30 a.m. - Walk like an Egyptian Lap 3 a.m. - Boot Scoot Boogie Lap - Grab your boots and boogie around the track. 3:30 a.m. - Jammies Lap 4 a.m. - Rise N Shine and Breakfast time Team fund-raisers include: - Team Name: Christian Crusaders; Captain: Karen Schander; Fund-raiser: Cancer items, Greek kabobs - Country Financial - Pit Crew for the Cure; Julie Nichols; Double your money, Heads or tails, dip mixes, silent auction - Cowboys and the Indian; Alex Dills; Fruit bowls - Kenja no Ishi; Ashley Kincses; Face painting, balloon sculptures; baked goods and Tastefully Simple - Peotone Pride; Village of Peotone; Fresh fruit, baked goods, snow cones, Police Department and Fire Department ''Egg Toss'' - loser washes the equipment of winner's department - Retired PTO and Co.; Becky Sterling; Wilma's Split the Pot and raffle for gift baskets - Sandy's Soldiers; Breeann Nestorovski; Car magnets, raffle for fleece tie blankets - The Dysfunctionals; Angela Froehner; Glow sticks, raffle for hot air balloon ride, tethered hot air balloon rides, raffle for gift baskets and handmade bracelets - ''Beating Cancer by Beading'' - The Holy Walkers; Sarah Faford; Little Obie rides, raffle gift items, glass angels and ornaments, candles and candy - The Hot Tamales; Stacey Morris; Baked goods, crafts, veggie and dip - The Walking Warriors; Karen Knecht; Baked potato bar, chair massages - The Wiz; Debbie Flory; Walking Tacos - Toepper Family RFL; Laurie Kotesa; 19'' TV raffle, dish rags, snow cones, recipe book - Dancers Against Cancer; Tim Knecht; Gourmet coffee, children's crafts, prize suckers, Where was Elvis' last concert? - All Peotone Relay teams; Pressed Relay Penny for $1 All funds raised during the event will go to the American Cancer Society. The society supports local services and resources for cancer patients and their families. Funds also support cancer research and community education programs. Katie Carr is a reporter for Russell Publications.
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