Survivor Supper previews Ellis County Relay For Life

rfl 3 — Ellis Co. Relay for Life 2016 Survivors Supper

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The annual Ellis County Relay for Life Survivors Supper was held Saturday, August 27, in the Victoria Grade School gym.

Local cancer survivors and their families were invited to the event by the RFL committee to enjoy an evening of fun, camaraderie and celebration.

According to RFL Committee Member Jolene Maley, Hays, the youngest survivor who attended is in kindergarten this year.

rfl 9 — Hays resident Lonny Claycamp, undergoing cancer treatment in New York City, will distribute these Wish Bracelets made by Ellis Co. cancer survivors to other patients.

The survivors made Wish Bracelets that will be sent to New York City where Hays resident Lonny Claycamp is currently undergoing a 30-day treatment of chemotherapy and stem cell transplant to get his myeloma (white blood cell cancer) back into remission.

Claycamp is a former chairman of the Ellis County Relay for Life and a longtime committee volunteer.

He plans to distribute the wish bracelets to other cancer patients in the medical facility.

The paper clip angels were made by the RFL Committee for those attending the local Survivors Supper.

The annual Ellis County Relay for Life fundraiser for the American Cancer Society is scheduled for Sat., Oct. 22, 12-6 p.m., in Fort Hays State University’s Gross Memorial Coliseum.

This year’s theme is “Score a Cure” in a nod to the just-completed summer Olympics.