Special TV Episode - Extreme Makeover: Home Edition meets Relay For Life! THIS SUNDAY!

[Relay ForLife]

This is not the typical monthly newsletter I send out - I have a special bulletin for a great thing to watch on TV this Sunday - A 5 day American Cancer Society Relay For Life as a backdrop to a home makeover for a cancer survivor.  18 communities come together to put it on!

Give it a watch, even invite your committees over to watch it.  :)

Thanks to Laura of the Lebanon County Relay For Life for sharing this.

Ramesh Moorthy
webmaster, http://www.acsrelay.org
Blogging About Relay at http://acsrelay.blogspot.com
Talking About Relay at http://www.relayamerica.com
American Cancer Society and Relay For Life Volunteer, Baltimore, MD
"There Is No FInish Line Until We Find A Cure"

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From: Laura Donmoyer <la...@lebcorelay4life.org>
Date: Nov 8, 2006 8:44 PM
Subject: Special Episode - Extreme Makeover: Home Edition meets Relay For Life!
To: Laura Donmoyer < La...@lebcorelay4life.org>

 

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Meets Relay For Life

Host a Watch Party with your family, friends & Relay Team!

 

In thousands of communities across the nation, Relay For Life is the event of the year… On November 12^th, the eyes of more than 22 million Americans will be on one very special Relay For Life event in southern Indiana, and you're invited to join the fun!

 

The cast and crew of ABC's popular reality series Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, recently returned from a week in St. Meinrad, Indiana, where they rebuilt the home of Shawna Farina, a young cancer survivor who is passionate about Relay For Life. During the course of the home build, 18 communities came together to host a five-day Relay For Life event that highlighted the efforts of the American Cancer Society in the community, and served as a backdrop to construction.

 

Join hundreds of communities and thousands of teams who will host Relay "Watch Parties" to see the Power of Purple shared with millions of viewers.

 

 

ABC's popular reality TV show, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, visited St. Meinrad, Indiana, to build a home for Shawna Farina, cancer survivor, longtime Relay For Life volunteer, and Celebration on the Hill Ambassador.

 

Because the American Cancer Society and Relay For Life are such major forces in Ms. Farina's life, the producers of the show asked the Society for help in telling her story. As a result, Great Lakes Division volunteers and staff joined with the Relay For Life Business Unit to coordinate an event called "Extreme Relay For Life in Spencer County." Over the course of a five-day home build, volunteers from 18 different Relay For Life events across southern Indiana conducted five consecutive 24-hour long Relays. Over 5,000 people took part in the event, even though the population of St. Meinrad is approximately 800 people.

 

The décor in Ms. Farina's new home features Relay For Life commemorative items, and the cast and crew of the show participated in the event by walking laps between building projects.

 

 

TIME:  This special episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition will air on ABC, this Sunday, Nov. 12^th at 8 p.m. ET. Check local listings to confirm broadcast times.

 

 

GET THE WORD OUT!   We all know lots of avid Relayers in our area... and beyond, so forward this email to anyone who you know might be interested - and DON'T MISS THIS SHOW !!!

 

 

 

Laura Donmoyer

2007 Co-Chair / Communications

Relay For Life of Lebanon County

(717) 813-3021

la...@lebcorelay4life.org

www.lebcorelay4life.org

www.acsevents.org/relay/pa/lebanon