Le Sueur County’s 32nd Annual Relay for Life filled the buildings of the Le Sueur County Fairgrounds Friday, July 11.
The four-hour event brought in $58,000 in funds for the American Cancer Society (ASC). The nonprofit is the largest funder of cancer research grants in the United States, other than the federal government.
The amount raised was the total as of Monday morning. According to Co-Chair person Amy Sellner, more money is still coming in from the event.
“We raised more than $20,000 over our goal,” Sellner said.
Emcee for the event, Bette Traxler, began the ceremony with a presentation of colors by the Le Sueur County Color Guards, the national anthem, words by Le Center Councilman Bob Emmers, and a prayer by Terri Horn of the Methodist Church of Le Sueur.
Traxler introduced the year’s honorary survivor, Jeff Christ.
Christ, from Henderson, told the large group the story of how his cancer was discovered. It began with his...
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