Team Record Breakers featuring The Polka Dot Chix will be selling autographed Buffalo Sabre memorabilia
as a fundraiser for their Relay For Life team. Contact Becky Sommer-Stufkosky at 774-8978 stufkosky@verizon.net to purchase.
Items include:
*2 Dream and Believe T-Shirts autographed by the Buffalo Sabres Alumni. ($25.00 each)
*Relay ornament autographed by Lee Evans and Paul Gaustad ($25.00)
*Hockey Hat autographed by Derek Roay, Thomas Vanek, Steve Bernier and Andrej Sekera ($30.00)
*Autographed Sabres Program ($25.00)
*Hockey Helmet Island of Hope autographed by Derek Roy, Thomas Vanek, Patrick Kaleta,
Steve Bernier and Asst. Coach Brian McCutcheon ($50.00)
Record Breakers Pie & Drink Night - 2008
Local Businesses and Hometown Bakers Needed
Grand Island's Relay for Life Team The Record Breakers featuring The Polka Dot Chix will sponsor a pie and drink night on Tuesday, August 12th at the Town Common Gazebo in conjunction with the Nan Hoffman and Joe Tumino Folk/Acoustic Music Concert. Team members will be selling slices of delicious homemade pies. Full pies will be available for purchase starting at 6:00 pm. To donate a pie for the event,contact Becky Sommer-Stufkosky at 774-8978, Dan McBride at 773-4660 or Mary Dunbar-Daluisio at 818-3326. What a wonderful way of showing off your baking talents and also raising money for such a worthy cause.
Working Together to Find a Cure,
Team Record Breakers ft. The Polka Dot Chix
Record Breakers Hot Dog Sale - 2008
Members of the Grand Island Relay for Life Team - The Record Breakers, featuring The Polka Dot Chix, will hold a hot dog and drink sale at the town sponsored band concert in Klingel Town Commons on Tuesday, July 29. Hot Dogs will be available during the concert that will feature Metro Music Jazz beginning at 7 p.m. A rain date of July 31 has been set. All money raised goes to the American Cancer Society towards their hopes of finding a cure. "Please come out and support us in our efforts." Contact Becky Sommer-Stufkosky at 774-8978 or Dan McBride at 773-4660 for more information.
Ponytail Showdown Raises $1,500 for Relay for Life - 2008
Big Rick Hildebrant, Joe Foresta, Stylist Debi Rupple from Hairitage.
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By Lynn Dingey - June 3, 2008 . . .
The Ponytail Showdown, hosted by the Relay Team Moose-kateers, put Big Rick and Joe Foresta head to head in an effort to keep their ponytails on Friday, May 30, 2008. Big Rick came out the winner by over $100 so Joe had his ponytail cut off for Locks of Love. After a very sportsman like handshake, Big Rick announced to the crowd if they could raise $250 on the spot he’d donate his ponytail too. $420 later, Big Rick was getting his ponytail cut!! A great big THANK YOU goes out to both candidates along with two others, Donna Burrows and Barb Brzyski, for their donations to LOCKS OF LOVE!!
A big THANK YOU also goes out to all those who attended and helped the Moose-kateers reach their $10,000 goal!! You are invited to join the Grand Island Relay for Life teams at Masters Field behind the Grand Island High School, 1100 Ransom Road on Friday evening, June 6, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. for an evening of unbelievable, memorable and moving events!!
Relay For Life Schedule of Events - 2008
Grand Island's Relay For Life 2008 event takes place behind the Grand Island High School on Friday, June 6th. See "Complete Relay For Life Schedule".
Successful Bus's R Us Bake Sale - 2008
Drivers Judi Winter (left) and Karen Smith
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The Bus's R Us Relay team held a bake sale in conjunction with the PTSA
plant pick-up on Friday, May 9th. Over $450.00 was raised on baked goods made by the bus garage employees.
All proceeds benefit the Grand Island Relay For Life to be held at 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 6th.
Purple Party Re-Cap - 2008
From Left: Sean Fox, Brook Nice, and Aiden Fox singing Karaoke.
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The MOOSE-kateers raised over $1,000 for Relay for Life and the American Cancer Society at their Paint the Town Purple Party Friday, May 2nd. Their next big event is the Relay for Life Chicken BBQ being held from 2- 7 p.m. Saturday, May 10th at the Grand Island Rod & Gun Club on Whitehaven Road. Music, Basket Raffle & More. The Boneshakers Blues Band will be playing from 3-6 p.m. Pre-sale tickets are available by calling 773-1619. Please come out and show your support for Relay for Life!!
Team Moose-Kateers Purple Party - 2008
Moose Lodge - Dona Cameron
Jodi Robinson Photos - Click for larger view.
Relay For Life Team Moose-Kateers decorated the lodge at 2524 Grand Island Blvd. on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 in preparation for their Paint the Town Purple Fundraising Party on Friday, May 2nd. The fun begins at 6:00 p.m. and everyone is welcome. The Moose-Kateers were selling items and tickets for their chicken bbq at M&T Bank and Top's on Thursday, May 1st which is the official Paint the Town Purple Day. See Party Flyer
Decorating The Town - 2008
From left: Patty VeRost, Mary Dunbar-Daluisio and Renee Gugino
Jodi Robinson Photo - Click photo for larger view
The Grand Island Relay For Life participants was very busy on Saturday morning, April 26, 2008.
Committee members were either selling purple bows at the hot spots around town (Tim Hortons, HSBC and Tops) or decorating the Klingel Town Commons. May 1st is National American Cancer Society Paint the Town Purple Day and the relay committee wanted to make sure everyone has a chance to participate. The Grand Island Relay For Life is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 6, 2008 at the Grand Island High School track and everyone is welcome.
Relay For Life Team Moose-Kateers Update - 2008
See Moose-Kateers "Gauge". Moose-Kateers members are keeping a gauge on their progress in raising funds for the American Cancer Society. They have displayed a thermometer at the Grand Island Moose Lodge to show their events and monies raised to date.
Relay for Life Team Moose-Kateers will host a Chicken Bar-B-Que on Saturday, May 10, 2008 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Grand Island Rod and Gun Club located at 1083 Whitehaven Road. Tickets are $8.00 and may be purchased at the Grand Island Moose Lodge or by calling Nancy Anderson 773-1619 or Lynn Dingey 773-5305.
Featured will be the live band, the “Bone Shakers” offering musical entertainment, and a huge basket raffle with over 100 baskets, as well as socializing with friends and neighbors. Call today for your ticket and support the American Cancer Society.
Paint The Town Purple - 2008
The Grand Island Relay for Life committee
and participants invite everyone to
paint the town purple beginning Saturday, April 26, 2008. Those planning on participating are asked to meet at Grand
Island Town Hall at 9 a.m. that day to help decorate the commons and Town Hall area. The Relay committee will be selling small bows on Saturday morning at the major intersections of Staley and GI Blvd., Whitehaven and GI Blvd., and Baseline and
GI Blvd. For those who would like to decorate their home or office, free ribbons are available at deSignet Jewelry Store, 1869 Whitehaven Road. Large bows are also available at the jewelry store for a donation of $5.
"We would like to
show the WNY area that we are number one in enthusiasm for our Relay and the
fight against cancer," a Relay spokesman said this week. May 1st is national American Cancer Society Paint the Town Purple Day. Friday, June 6, 2008 is Grand Island's Relay For Life starting at 7 p.m. at the Grand Island High School track.
Rock for Cancer - 2008
The Grand Island Relay for Life Team - "Vegabond" are headlining in a live show on April 18, 2008 at Xtreme Wheels, 356 Hertel Ave. in Buffalo. They will be joined by 4 other bands, Make It Count, Fighting For First, Adeliah and In the Presence of Enemies. Doors will open at 6:00 p.m. and the first band is scheduled to appear at 6:30 p.m. All proceeds from the event will be donated to the Grand Island Relay For Life. Center Stage Concerts has agreed to match the amount that the bands raise from ticket sales and fundraising activities that evening. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. You may purchase tickets at Isledegrande.com office, 1871 Whitehaven Rd. or through any of the band members, Jordan Dixon, Nick Kelly, Griffin Smith and Josh Little.
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sneak preview.
10-Year-Old Emma Smith Organizes Relay For Life Team - 2008
Ten-year-old Emma Smith has decided to have her own Relay For Life Team in honor and memory of her Granny Annie who passed away when Emma was five months old. Emma, a student at Huth Road Elementary and the daughter of Marijane and Tim "Cubby" Smith, has already called her first meeting when the members decided to sell M and M's and to worked toward gaining the support from other youngsters in the community by either join her team or show their support. In the very first week of her team's existence, $400 was raised with minimal effort, according to her mom, Marijane. "The outpour of family and friends has been phenomenal," Mrs. Smith said.
Emma's team Co-Captain is nine-year-old Ashley Giambra, a Kaegebein Elementary student and daughter of Carol and Jay Giambra. For their team name, they have chosen Em and M with AG - that's Em and M (Mom/Marijane) with AG (Ashley Giambra), since they are co-captains and working so hard together. The team's official website is at http://main.acsevents.org/goto/emandm
Isledegrande.com commends Emma Smith and Ashley Giambra on their team effort and will keep you informed on how this young team is doing. If you have a story on a Relay For Life team of elementary students, send it to teddy@giecom.net.
Festive Team Captain Meeting - 2008
Left: Co-chair Mary Dunbar-Daluisio. Right: Town Hall team members Ethan Hodge, Lisa Hodge and Carol
Barnhart.
Jodi Robinson Photos - Click for larger view.
The second Relay For Life Team Captain meeting held Tuesday, April 8th in Grand Island High School was well attended and very festive. Participants enjoyed a Mexican theme with brightly colored sombreros, blankets and table decorations. A game of Relay Bingo, Mexican music and snacks added to the fun. The Grand Island Relay is one of the largest in WNY with over 200 participants. The Relay is two months away and $10,000 has already been raised by the teams. Don't miss the next team captain meeting scheduled for May 6, 2008.
Rotary Donates To Town Relay Team - 2008
From Left: Supervisor and Relay Co-chair Peter McMahon, Relay Co-chair Mary Dunbar-Daluisio, Rotary President Dr. Tom Sheehan and Town Relay team member Liz Zilbauer.
Jodi Robinson Photo
Rotary President Dr. Tom Sheehan presented a $500 check to Mary Dunbar-Daluisio on Friday, March 21st as a donation to the Town of Grand Island Relay For Life team, "Racing Toward A Cure." The Grand Island Rotary Club holds fundraising events throughout the year that benefit the community.
Roast Beef For Relay For Life - 2008
The Grand Island Relay for Life Team - "The Record Breakers featuring The Polka Dot Chix," will sponsor a Roast Beef For Relay event by the Island Deli, from 2-7 p.m. Saturday, April 26, 2008 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 1841 Whitehaven Road. Tickets are $6 (extra sandwiches available at $4 each). A basket raffle and 50/50 split drawing will be featured. Tickets are available at the Island Deli and at Isledegrande.com or call 774-8978.
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The Knights of Columbus members generously donated their hall for this event.
Bally Total Fitness Fundraiser For
The American Cancer Society!
- 2008
The Grand Island Relay for Life Team
“The Record Breakers featuring The Polka Dot Chix” will be fundraising at Bally Total Fitness on Sunday, March 9th at
2:00 p.m. The "bootcamp" features one hour and a half of working out with Tricia, a basket raffle and door prize. Everyone is welcome!
For more information check out the flyer.
Letter From Honorary Survivor - January 2008
Grand Island Relay For Life Honorary Survivor Lisa Dudley has written to tell you her
story. For her story of hope and great spirit, see "letter" and read about her
journey as a survivor.
Sunset Tent at Relay For Life 2008 - January 2008
Team “Record Breakers featuring The Polka Dot Chix” is sponsoring the Second Annual Sunset Tent where you may honor the life of someone lost to cancer. During the Relay, participants will be able to walk through the tent and view pictures of loved ones and friends that have been lost to this terrible disease. From the picture that you provide (any size is fine), a new 4 x 6 picture with the name, date of birth (sunrise) and date of passing (sunset) will be listed. The cost is $5.00. For more information, go to the Form.
Grand Island Relay For Life Kick-Off Tuesday, February 12th - January 2008
Hopefully you're in the planning stages of getting your teams together. The 2008 Grand Island Relay For Life website is now up and running. You can go to the Grand Island Relay site to register your team before the Kick-Off on Tuesday, February 12th at 7:00 p.m. at Grand Island High School's large cafeteria. If you have any trouble with your registration, there will be committee members on hand to help you with it. The Kick-Off, as always, will be filled with information, suggestions for fundraising, music, inspiration from this year's honorary survivor, Lisa Dudley, and a chance to win prizes. The Relay hopes to enlist more teams than last year in the fight to raise money to fight cancer.
Register For Relay Now! - December 2007
The 2008 Grand Island Relay For Life website is now up and running. Go to the Grand Island Relay
site to register your team. Relay 2008 Kick-Off is scheduled for February 12, 2008. Below is the list of meetings
Meeting Dates for the 2008 Relay
Feb. 12 5:30 Large Cafe-Committee
7:00 Kick-off Large Cafe
March 12 6:00 Large Cafe-Committee
7:00 Large Cafe-Team Captains
April 8 6:00 Large Cafe-Committee
7:00 Large Cafe-Team Captains
May 6 6:00 Large Cafe-Committee
7:00 Large Cafe-Team Captains
May 27 6:00 Large Cafe-Committee
7:00 Large Cafe-Team Captains-Final bank night and tee shirt distribution
June 6 RELAY
Isle Relay Members Attend Eastern Division Leadership Conference - November 2007
Conference courtyard
High school physical education teacher and Relay For Life committee member Daneen Gallagher and SRP team member Colleen O'Donnell recently attended the Eastern Division Leadership Conference for Relay for Life. The weekend event was held in Albany, NY and consisted of the NY and NJ area Relays and numbered about 400 people.
Friday evening consisted of a Survivor Ceremony, a Luminaria Ceremony, a game of Healthy Twister and a poster competition between the local Relays. The Western NY Zone was well represented with about 15 participants. The theme of the entire weekend was "Superheros." This year's Relay slogan is "Celebrate, Remember, Fight Back."
The Mission of the American Cancer Society is always at the forefront of its gatherings and was emphasized at the conference; "The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service."
The participants attended many different sessions on Saturday including Community Based Marketing, Planning for Growth, Fight Back through Mission, and Hope Starts Here. It was a wonderful weekend, full of information, dedicated and outgoing people, and ideas to make the Grand Island Relay for Life, being held on June 6th and 7th, the best GI Relay ever!
Relay For Life 2008 Announcement - November 2007
The 2008 Grand Island Relay For Life committee is proud to announce that this year's Relay, themed "Team Up For A Cure," will be held at Masters Field behind the Grand Island High School on Friday evening, June 6, 2008. The honorary survivor chosen for 2008 is Mrs. Lisa Dudley. Lisa, along with her husband, Mike, grew up on Grand Island and except for a five-year period early in their marriage, has been here ever since. Lisa and Mike have two children, Kara, age 15 and Eric, age 10. Now breast cancer free, Lisa is a two-year survivor and is looking forward to being a big part of Grand Island's Relay For Life 2008. Mary Dunbar-Daluisio and Supervisor Peter McMahon are back as co-chairs for the Relay and everyone on the committee is looking forward to a successful year.
