By Sara StrongCo-chairs of this year’s Relay for Life are looking for teams to join the cancer fund-raising cause.Glenda Schomacker and Nancy Kaczrowski are co-chairing the event, which takes months of planning in order to run smoothly.This year’s goal is to raise $35,000, the same goal as last year. By the time all totals were tallied, last year, however, the group raised $57,763."I think people are getting more advanced, more long-term in their fund-raising," Schomacker said.Many teams have year-round events or activities that earn money for Relay for Life. Offices where workers pay to wear jeans on Friday, ongoing homemade food sales within teams, and craft and silent auction sales in offices are all examples of fund-raising that’s already earned money for the charity.The co-chairs are working on a unique fund-raiser of their own, which Schomacker refers to as "pink pots."With it, some people might find a pink toilet delivered to their front yard. In order to get it removed, they have to make a donation to Relay for Life. To get it delivered to a specific location, they can make another donation. "They will probably start making their appearance in May," Schomacker said.Relay for Life is planned for June 18 and 19 in the Luverne City Park. New at the park this year are silent auction items that will be available for bidding.A supper with free-will donations will start at 5:30 p.m.; the survivor’s walk will begin at 7 p.m.; the luminary lighting will commence at dusk, and entertainment will continue through the night.Honorary chairs are cancer survivors Everett and Jan Brandenburg, Luverne.All proceeds from Relay For Life go to the American Cancer Society.Schomacker can be reached at 283-8677. Kaczrowski can be reached at 283-9261.
