Cancer Relay For Life signs up 12 teams at Shoreline kick off

Team signs up at Relay for Life kick off
at Highland Ice Arena

Over 50 people from the Shoreline and North Seattle communities came out to commit to participating in the Relay For Life of Shoreline/ North Seattle at the kick-off event on June 6th and 7th at the Highland Ice Arena in Shoreline.

During the event, 12 teams registered for the event, six of which were first time teams. They currently have 22 teams signed up with a goal of 50 teams by the actual Relay event. The fundraising goal this year: they are hoping to raise over $200,000 for the fight against cancer.

Overall it was a very successful event, with all ages represented and our teams very excited to learn about how the American Cancer Society uses the funds raised to help people stay well, help people get well, find cures and fight back against this disease!

Team Mascot for The GerBears
one of the top fundraising teams

The green bear is the mascot for one of our top fundraising teams at the event, the GerBears. The GerBears are a friends and family team that joined the Relay in 2013. The team started up when a few siblings lost their father, Gerry, to his battle with cancer. They joined the Relay in his memory and to rally their family to fight back after this loss.

In addition to raising over $7,000 each year, the GerBears bring an incredibly fun and special element to the Relay, hosting event-wide activities including a a hot dog lunch, t-shirt gun, a silent auction, team mascot competitions, a midnight laser show from their campsite and this year, bringing a dunk tank (to go with our theme ‘Sea It Through’).

There’s a good chance you’ll be seeing more of GerBear around Shoreline as he’ll be helping recruit new teams, in costume, and handing out Shoreline Relay stickers.

The Relay for Life is a fund raising event for the American Cancer Society.