Relay for life - $186,000
FTLComm - Tisdale - Saturday, May 31, 2003
Cancer in all the forms it takes touches everyone and for more that three hundred people who came out to the Relay for Life in Tisdale Friday night and through to Saturday morning who have survived this incredible threat, the touch has been a heavy hand. As I looked at the sea of faces in their team outfits or comical get up it was encouraging and elevating to consider their motivation and the collective good will that they were demonstrating to each other and to all who might see their positive attitude and unwavering hope. I had seen the ground being prepared on Friday morning and attended fund raising events that were leading to this time and to see all these people when I arrived at just about 9:00 I was stunned. This was a big deal, and this many people made it a big deal. As you look at the QuickTime image below which gives you a full 360º view of the scene you can get some idea of what it was all like. (This image can not be viewed without QuickTime installed in your computer, if you do not see the image click on here to download and install this useful enhancement to your system)
Supper had already ended so I stood around hungry amidst what seemed like a cheerful throng, for indeed they were in time for supper. The teams made their way around the track at a steady pace through a crowd that appeared to be much more than a thousand strong. I then set off to see what was happening and below are the images I recorded. Click on these and they each tell a story of Relay for life.
The relay is on! 57 kb	Walking between the rows of "luminaries" 71 kb	Inside the Smart Shop 52 kb	Healthy Eating table 52 kb	Outstanding diet display 68 kb
Smart shop displays 61 kb	Lost balloons 42 kb	Smart Shop displays 58 kb	Suvivor Tent Entrance 59 kb	Inside the survivors tent 52 kb
Survivor Tent sofas 68 kb	Concession 45 kb	Entertainment 70 kb	Parkland Photography Club 48 kb	Entertainment 56 kb
A full half of the area was set asside for tents and campsites for the teams in the relay. The teams had decorated their part of the field and set up a host of signs and provided themselves with a base for the twelve hour marathon. Below is a QuickTime virtual reality image that lets you look around the camp area.
Tent City 57 kb	One of the Team tents 51 kb	Time to light up 35 kb	Camp lights 29 kb	Wayne Harrison's band 62 kb
Crowd swells around the stage 41 kb	Friends and Neighbours 49 kb	Cold crowd 53 kb	Breakfast Time 41 kb	Pretty well full 51 kb
Lion did a great job 42 kb	Breakfast table 52 kb	Full tables 64 kb	Thats it folks 58 kb	Full Bleachers 60 kb
Volunteer's tent 49 kb	Behind the bleachers 45 kb	Startling results 47 kb	Luminaries 40 kb	It took nine months 46 kb
Documentation 71 kb	Gerald Crawford clicks one more time 74 kb	$186,000 38 kb	Timothy W. Shire
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