Cookin' Up A Cure - To Benefit Relay For Life

Last week a friend brought me a copy of a cookbook his daughter, along with a group of friends put together to benefit “Relay For Life.”  I thumbed through the book and found some really delicious sounding dishes, then I went to the front of the book to see what “Relay For Life” was all about.  Here is their story.

“Relay For Life is the American Cancer Society’s signature activity.  It offers everyone in a community an opportunity to participate in the fight against cancer.  Teams of people camp out at a local high school, park, or fairground and take turns walking or running around a track or path.  Each team is asked to have a representative on the track at all times during the event.  Relays are an overnight event, up to 24 hours in length.”

Relay For Life is a life-changing event that brings together more than 3.5 million people to:

*Celebrate the lives of those who have battled cancer.  The strength of survivors inspires others to continue to fight.

*Remember loved ones lost to the disease.  At Relay, people who have walked alongside people battling cancer can grieve and find healing.

*Fight Back.  They Relay because they have been touched by cancer and desperately want to put an end to the disease.

Flowers Baking Company of Lynchburg, LLC., has been involved with Relay For Life and the American Cancer Society for many years.  They do yearly golf tournaments, car washes, cook outs, raffles, dress down day at work and even hold a bowling extravaganza, using these unique ways to raise as much money as possible to find a cure for cancer.

Cancer knows no boundaries.  It knows no limits.  It does not care if you are a mom, daughter, son, husband, wife, grandparent, aunt, uncle, friend or child.  It does not care how old you are or how successful you are or how may hopes and dreams you may have.  It does not care if you are black or white, what religion you are, if you are single or married, or who you voted for as president.  Cancer can show up at any time or anywhere.  It can be you or someone you love.  It can be someone you work with, your next door neighbor, or your child’s schoolmate. 

Relay for Life started with one man, Dr. Gordy Klatt, in May of 1985.  ONE MAN started this world wide phenomenon.  He ran around one track at Baker Stadium at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington for more than 83 miles.  Dr. Klatt’s efforts raised $27,000 to fight cancer in 24 hours.  He went on to start the first team relay event, known as the City of Destiny Classic 24-Hour Run Against Cancer. From there, Relay For Life took off, celebrating its 25^th year of HOPE in 2009.

So, this is just a small part of what Relay For Life is all about.  Flowers Baking Company of Lynchburg, LLC., has been involved with Relay For Life and the American Cancer Society for many years.  They do yearly golf tournaments, car washes, cook outs, raffles, dress down day at work and even hold a bowling extravaganza, using these unique ways to raise as much money as possible to find a cure for cancer.  And now they have created a wonderful cookbook called Cookin’ Up A Cure.  As I went through this great little cookbook, I found dishes that I can’t wait to try and to “play with” giving them changes to make them my own.  This is a book well worth having with the profits going to a cause that need all of the help it can be given.  

If you would like to have your own copy of Cookin’ Up A Cure and help support a wonderful group of people fighting to find a cure, contact danna_jones@flocorp.com  You never know when you or someone you love may benefit from the efforts of these caring people.