Relay For Life is an American Cancer Society fundraiser

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Donate to the Newtown Relay For Life 2011

The Newtown Relay For Life 2011 will be held on the Fairfield Hills Campus in front of the Newtown Youth Academy.  Our thanks to NYA for offering their facility and assistance with this year's Relay!

There is great support from the community and local businesses.  Several thousand people show up to participate in the all night event.  It was listed in the top 11 favorite things about Newtown in a survey of residents.  And no, you don't run around the track!  Team members walk (or use a walker or wheelchair) together or take turns throughout the night going around the track.  Jimmy Zarifis has gone from a wheelchair for the first two years to a walker the third year to walking on his own around the track for the first time in 2007!

History
2004 - $174,000 Newtown's first year.  Honorary Chair Jimmy Zarifis.  Dawn Escoda and Ivette Gerics brought the Relay to Newtown with the thought they would raise $25,000

2005 - $250,000  Honorary Chair Jack DeFlumeri

2006 - $335,000  Honorary Chair George Arfaris

2007 - $361,000

2008 - $410,000  Honorary Chairs Jimmy Zarifis, Jack DeFlumeri, George Arfaras and Ivette Gerics

2009 - $230,000  Honorary Chair Ken Ayles

2010 - $225,807 - Honorary Chair Jill Collins

2011 - $???,??? - Honorary Chairs Sam Smith and Betty Presnell

Almost $2 million raised so far

Join us on June 4, 2011!

 Sign up at http://relayforlife.org/newtownct