Relay For Life Returns After Covid Causes Two-Year Hiatus

  • Fellow cancer survivors applaud after Rex Higgins spoke during the Relay for Life, held at the Heart of Oklahoma Conference Center on May 6. Committee Co-Chair Harriet Byers passed along the microphone and handed out carnations to the survivors. At far left, Linda Brown has dealt with six cancer diagnosis in the past 38 years and has been involved in the event since 1989.
    Fellow cancer survivors applaud after Rex Higgins spoke during the Relay for Life, held at the Heart of Oklahoma Conference Center on May 6. Committee Co-Chair Harriet Byers passed along the microphone and handed out carnations to the survivors. At far left, Linda Brown has dealt with six cancer diagnosis in the past 38 years and has been involved in the event since 1989.
  • Audrey Vonndran, 9, tries her hand at the football throw at one of the Relay for Life team booths at the Heart of Oklahoma Conference Center on May 6. Booths set up around the center raised money for the American Cancer Society, which invests in cancer research and provides services for those with cancer.
    Audrey Vonndran, 9, tries her hand at the football throw at one of the Relay for Life team booths at the Heart of Oklahoma Conference Center on May 6. Booths set up around the center raised money for the American Cancer Society, which invests in cancer research and provides services for those with cancer.
  • Loki, Baymax, & the OKC Ghostbusters
    Loki, Baymax, & the OKC Ghostbusters
  • Tecumseh High School Choir
    Tecumseh High School Choir
  • Co-Chairs Harriet Byers and Shannon Tiger
    Co-Chairs Harriet Byers and Shannon Tiger
  • Harriet Byers hands out carnations and passes the microphone to the cancer survivors.
    Harriet Byers hands out carnations and passes the microphone to the cancer survivors.
  • Harriet Byers hands out carnations and passes the microphone to the cancer survivors.
    Harriet Byers hands out carnations and passes the microphone to the cancer survivors.
  • Harriet Byers hands out carnations and passes the microphone to the cancer survivors.
    Harriet Byers hands out carnations and passes the microphone to the cancer survivors.
  • Harriet Byers hands out carnations and passes the microphone to the cancer survivors.
    Harriet Byers hands out carnations and passes the microphone to the cancer survivors.
  • Harriet Byers hands out carnations and passes the microphone to the cancer survivors.
    Harriet Byers hands out carnations and passes the microphone to the cancer survivors.
  • Harriet Byers hands out carnations and passes the microphone to the cancer survivors.
    Harriet Byers hands out carnations and passes the microphone to the cancer survivors.
  • The Shawnee Cheerleaders lead the Relay.
    The Shawnee Cheerleaders lead the Relay.
  • Cancer survivors and caregivers walk in the Relay.
    Cancer survivors and caregivers walk in the Relay.
  • The Tecumseh High School Drum Line performs.
    The Tecumseh High School Drum Line performs.
  • The Tecumseh High School Drum Line performs.
    The Tecumseh High School Drum Line performs.
  • The Shawnee High School Band Drum Line performed during Relay for Life on May 6 at the Heart of Oklahoma Conference Center. Shown, front row from left, are Aaron Rother, Erin LaBar, Sarah Winn, back row, Helena Todd, Chiara Carpenter, Jaiden Evans, and Thurman Lee.
    The Shawnee High School Band Drum Line performed during Relay for Life on May 6 at the Heart of Oklahoma Conference Center. Shown, front row from left, are Aaron Rother, Erin LaBar, Sarah Winn, back row, Helena Todd, Chiara Carpenter, Jaiden Evans, and Thurman Lee.
  • Relay for Life
    Relay for Life
  • Black Widow & Captain America
    Black Widow & Captain America
    After a “two-year hiatus” due to the pandemic, the Relay for Life was back to raising money for the American Cancer Society in Shawnee. The event was held at the Heart of Oklahoma Conference Center on May 6, and its theme was superheroes. With the motto “Celebrate, Remember, Fight Back,” Committee Co-Chair Shannon Tiger said this year’s event was in memory of 20-year partici...

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