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i 18 economist suntribune in our community thursday june 13 2002 cancer survivors remember others at weekend relay by hannelore volpe staff writer hundreds of people from whitchurchstouffville and markham will be gathering to celebrate the fact that theyve beaten cancer and theyre alive and to pay tribute to those who werent so lucky on friday a decorated tent city will spring up at the markham fairgrounds as more than 50 teams prepare to settle in for the night for the canadian cancer societys second annual relay for life each team of about a dozen people which has already collected pledges for the fundraiser will walk jog run or stroll around the track until the next morning last year about 40 teams registered for the event some teams came decked out in distinctive tshirts or even angels wings the relay is open to the public allowing friends and relatives of cancer survivors to witness the victory iap and other events during the evening onging cancer research and early detection will enable gormley resident bob gatfield to complete this years victory lap diagnosed with testicular cancer at age 33 he suffered a relapse a year later but successful treatment has left him healthy for the past 27 years hes been a volunteer driver with the cancer society for- five years and is also involved with the terry fox run i am one of the lucky ones the marathon runner said hell help with the luminary can dles and probably help one of the teams throughout the night he added now that i am retired it is a chance to give a little back in terms of volunteering stouffvilles lori andrews was prompted to form a fam ily team after reading about it 7 a vl 1 ll zm yes this sunday june 1 6 is fathers day show your appreciation for dads hard work advice and support throushout the year by dinins him in style at the corner house the many hearty fathers day specials include roast prime rib of beef with yorkshire pudding and mouth waterins steaks join us on sunday and show dad you really care 6403 main street stouffville see our resular menus at wwwthecomerhouseca for reservations please call 9056408494 if there are 4atyour table dad ems for free that means one free entree when you purchace three in this newspaper she and her husband michael and two kids eightyearold daughter alanna cawston and son spencer cawston 13 will take part along with some of their friends mrs andrews cousin shirley corras and her family from belleville have been enlisted too the childrens great- grandmother recently lost her fight against breast can cer alanna and spencer are really excited about taking part in the event their moth er said adding the relay for life is something they will never forget she would like to see more young people taking part in walkathons and other community fundraising events markhams marjorea roblin is a 36year volunteer with the canadian cancer society she battled breast cancer twice 17 and 15 years ago she was recently hon oured with the cancer soci etys certificate of merit along with former stouffville resident dr bill murphy while liz lightfoot was named volunteer of the year as an educator mrs roblin started her early years of volunteering by speaking to school children about can cer and setting up displays at larger venues such as t h e markham fair she was both president and treasurer of the markham unit after 36 years mrs roblin is continuing her marjorea roblin participant beat breast cancer twice to quest make cancer history another victory lap par ticipant will be markham craftswoman alison ahara she survived a bout with breast cancer less than three years ago after undergoing radiation and chemotherapy mrs ahara ran a crafts business on unionvilles main street for a number of years now she volunteers weekly with the bayview see cancer page 22 rnjjvuzu please please please no more ties 3 0 fine writing instruments plus lots more great gift ideas for fathers day q99 9 memorex cd recordable 80 minutes recording time 700 mb capacity reg 1749pkg discount off regular price special bonus package 1999 handset 5000 airtime for only cq99 69 harley davidson ballpoint pen assorted colours reg 7999each telus prepaid motorola v2267 refurbished phone package shop early prices in effect june 1218 2002 personal shopping only while supplies last sale prices are net markville shopping centre 9054776660 nrand making offices work grandandtoycom turnyour donation into life saving every year the 5000 volunteers of the canadian coast guard auxiliary ccga participate in more than 17000 search and rescue missions resulting in over 200 lives saved to reach all those that need help we need your financial support for more information call 6139915714 or visit us at wwwccgacorg this message brought to you as a community service of the economist suntribune