Relay For Life is an American Cancer Society fundraiser

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Donate to the Newtown Relay For Life

The Newtown Relay For Life is held every year at the Fairfield Hills Campus.  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 2007 survey of Newtown 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

$1.76 million raised so far - pretty good for a town of 25,000 people!

2010 - $???,??? - Honorary Chair Jill Collins - Join us on June 5th!  Sign up at http://relayforlife.org/newtownct