Relay for Life of Cape Girardeau County

Participants walk past luminaries, paper bags in honor of a cancer survivor or remembrance of friends or family, during the Relay for Life of Cape Girardeau County, Friday, June 14, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. This is the 15th year for the event, which serves to raise awareness about cancer while also serving as a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. Participants form teams which raise money before and during the event.

Crystal Goodwin, right, and Christy Bock, left, comfort Tammy Thomure during the Relay for Life of Cape Girardeau County, Friday, June 14, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. Thomure was walking in memory of a freind who lost her fight with cancer three years ago. "I'm doing it for her," said Thomure. This is the 15th year for the event, which serves to raise awareness about cancer while also serving as a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. Participants form teams which raise money before and during the event.

Sybil Whitworth, of Scott City, Mo., walks around the course during the Relay for Life of Cape Girardeau County, Friday, June 14, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. This is the 15th year for the event, which serves to raise awareness about cancer while also serving as a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. Participants form teams which raise money before and during the event. Whitworth is a 16-year survivor of breast cancer.

Crystal Goodwin, left, and Christy Bock, right, comfort Tammy Thomure during the Relay for Life of Cape Girardeau County, Friday, June 14, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. Thomure was walking in memory of a freind who lost her fight with cancer three years ago. "I'm doing it for her," said Thomure. This is the 15th year for the event, which serves to raise awareness about cancer while also serving as a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. Participants form teams which raise money before and during the event.

Participants walk past luminaries, paper bags in honor of a cancer survivor or remembrance of friends or family, during the Relay for Life of Cape Girardeau County, Friday, June 14, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. This is the 15th year for the event, which serves to raise awareness about cancer while also serving as a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. Participants form teams which raise money before and during the event.

Participants walk past luminaries, paper bags in honor of a cancer survivor or remembrance of friends or family, during the Relay for Life of Cape Girardeau County, Friday, June 14, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. This is the 15th year for the event, which serves to raise awareness about cancer while also serving as a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. Participants form teams which raise money before and during the event.

Ralph Craig was crowned Mr. Relay after collecting over $1,800 of donations, and dressing in drag, during the Relay for Life of Cape Girardeau County, Friday, June 14, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. This is the 15th year for the event, which serves to raise awareness about cancer while also serving as a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. Participants form teams which raise money before and during the event.

Crystal Goodwin, left, and Julie Agcock prepare lights for luminaries, paper bags in honor of a cancer survivor or remembrance of friends or family, during the Relay for Life of Cape Girardeau County, Friday, June 14, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. This is the 15th year for the event, which serves to raise awareness about cancer while also serving as a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. Participants form teams which raise money before and during the event.

Jaimie Lynn participates in a Zumba class at the Relay for Life of Cape Girardeau County, Friday, June 14, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. This is the 15th year for the event, which serves to raise awareness about cancer while also serving as a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. Participants form teams which raise money before and during the event.

Sybil Whitworth, of Scott City, Mo., walks around the course during the Relay for Life of Cape Girardeau County, Friday, June 14, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. This is the 15th year for the event, which serves to raise awareness about cancer while also serving as a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. Participants form teams which raise money before and during the event. Whitworth is a 16-year survivor of breast cancer.

Marissa Higuera leads a Zumba class during the Relay for Life of Cape Girardeau County, Friday, June 14, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. This is the 15th year for the event, which serves to raise awareness about cancer while also serving as a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. Participants form teams which raise money before and during the event.

Marissa Higuera leads a Zumba class during the Relay for Life of Cape Girardeau County, Friday, June 14, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. This is the 15th year for the event, which serves to raise awareness about cancer while also serving as a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. Participants form teams which raise money before and during the event.

The Relay for Life of Cape Girardeau County, Friday, June 14, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. This is the 15th year for the event, which serves to raise awareness about cancer while also serving as a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. Participants form teams which raise money before and during the event.

Marissa Higuera leads a Zumba class during the Relay for Life of Cape Girardeau County, Friday, June 14, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. This is the 15th year for the event, which serves to raise awareness about cancer while also serving as a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. Participants form teams which raise money before and during the event.

Marissa Higuera leads a Zumba class during the Relay for Life of Cape Girardeau County, Friday, June 14, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. This is the 15th year for the event, which serves to raise awareness about cancer while also serving as a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. Participants form teams which raise money before and during the event.

Landyn Fleming, 2, plays with a strand of lights while being held by his mother Dana Fleming during the Relay for Life of Cape Girardeau County, Friday, June 14, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. This is the 15th year for the event, which serves to raise awareness about cancer while also serving as a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. Participants form teams which raise money before and during the event.

T. J. Jones, 12, of Atlanta Ga., left, sells cancer awareness armbands to Mary E. loos, right, and Mary Klipfel during the Relay for Life of Cape Girardeau County, Friday, June 14, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. This is the 15th year for the event, which serves to raise awareness about cancer while also serving as a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. Participants form teams which raise money before and during the event.

Royal and Ruth Petzoldt, of Oak Ridge, Mo., during the Relay for Life of Cape Girardeau County, Friday, June 14, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. This is the 15th year for the event, which serves to raise awareness about cancer while also serving as a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. Participants form teams which raise money before and during the event.