The future is the focus for two Clark County Relay for Life teams this year.
“I want to help find a cure,” said Nancy Purlee, captain of the Falls City Mustang Club team. “So that my grandchildren will not end up having cancer, and so I will not lose any other family members or anyone else.
“I do it to help and hopefully one day we will find a cure.”
The same hope for a cure the Falls City Mustang Club holds is the motivator the First Savings Bank team.
“It’s personal for me,” said Hollye Nifong, First Savings Bank team member. “I don’t want any more of my family members to have to fight that battle.”
Cars and coin jars contributed to the teams’ efforts in raising money for the cause. Falls City Mustang Club held a car show in October at Rocky’s Italian Grill in Jeffersonville and the proceeds went to the American Cancer Society.
The First Savings Bank team put coin jars in every First Savings Bank to collect lose change from generous customers. The Falls City Mustang Club Team raised more than $3,000 and donated that to become a relay sponsor. The First Savings Bank Team raised more than $1,200 on the coin jar fundraiser.
“It’s just all about raising money and awareness of relay,” said Nancy Boman, First Savings Bank team member. “And trying to get more and more people involved so the overall relay can be bigger and better.”
The teams have found that participation and collaboration is the key to meeting their goals, which culminate at Relay for Life this weekend.
“Since I’ve been part of the Mustang Club, it’s been a diverse group of people but we make it work,” said Vanessa Rains, Falls City Mustang Club team member. “We all come together. There is a lot of fellowship Team had many employees get on board their relay team.
“Everyone wanted to participate,” said Jennifer Holland, First Savings Bank team captain said. “We have over 40 members on our team, which is wonderful since we are such a small bank. Our bank is really close and willing to help on anything that one of us get into.”
Both teams strive for a cancer-free future and plan on continuing their relay efforts in years to come.
“I do know a lot of people are cancer free, but there is also a lot of tragedy,” Purlee said. “I think they have come a long way with their research, but I would like to see them come a whole lot longer way.”
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Two Clark County Relay for Life teams fight cancer for the future
Bank, car club say participation brings members closer
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River Ridge moves forward with development plans
No sale has been finalized on either piece of land, as River Ridge owns the 16-acre parcel, and the adjacent 54-acre tract is owned by Crossdock Development, a Louisville-based company that specializes in developing properties on the order of millions of square feet.
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Town has no cure for ailing medical center
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Dancing
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In the doghouse
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Forum helps Hispanic parents stay involved with education
Angelica Perez, family services adviser for Head Start, said it is important for children to learn English at a young age. She has seen the Hispanic population in Clark County grow and said there is an increased need for English Second Language programs.
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Indiana granted No Child Left Behind waiver
As the deadline approaches, more schools are failing to meet requirements under the law, with nearly half not doing so last year, according to the Center on Education Policy.
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Democrats downsize: Clark County Democrats want to remove five precinct committee people for supporting candidates outside party
DeArk also said he never received a letter that said he may be removed as a precinct committeeman.
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Paying their fair share?
John Gilkey, president of the town council, said when Knott initially shared the information with him a few weeks ago, he was surprised to learn some residents weren’t paying any taxes.
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River Ridge moves forward with development plans
