Relay for Life held in Bagley
Tue, 09/20/2016 - 4:05pm
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The Clearwater County Relay for Life was held on Saturday, September 17. The weather was unsure so the event was held in the Bagley Hockey Arena.
The Purple parade started out the schedule.
Many sponsors took part with Team Industries, Sanford Health, Bagley Chiropractic, First State Bank of Clearbrook, JCS Inc., MasTec, Farmers Independent, Autumn Fire Design, Q Country 96.7, Ramsrud Auto,Galen’s SuperValu, Dairyland of Bagley and Bagley Dental.
Kayla Hawkinson, Senior Manager for Relay for Life for the Midwest Division helped the local organizer Hailey Rhen.
Each year Relay for Life raises funds and awareness to save lives from cancer. Hailey told the audience that 31 years ago Dr. Gordy Klatt, was the founder of the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life event. He helped shape an idea that started off as one man running and walking a track, and turned it into a global phenomenon for saving lives in every corner of the world. He passed away August 3, 2014, at the age of 71 from heart failure after battling stomach cancer. One person can make a difference. Nowhere is that more evident than the story of Dr. Gordy Klatt and the American Cancer Society Relay For Life event that started in Tacoma, Washington, as the City of Destiny Classic 24-Hour Run Against Cancer in 1985.In May 1985, Dr. Klatt spent a grueling 24 hours circling the track at Baker Stadium at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma.