City Hall to field relay for life team

Barbara Diamond

There’s still time to join the City Hall Relay for Life team.

Forty-three city employees -- four from the Laguna Beach County

Water District -- officials and family members, one South Laguna

resident and two representatives from A.G. Edwards have joined the

team. More would be welcomed.

“All of us have or will be touched by cancer,” said Verna

Rollinger, city clerk and team leader. “The statistics show that, in

the United States, one of every two men and one of every three women

will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetimes.

“It is estimated that 669,560 men and 668,480 women will be

diagnosed with cancer this year. The numbers are staggering and

frightening.”

City Hall is participating for the second year in the Relay for

Life, scheduled for 6 p.m. to 6 p.m., Sept. 10 and 11 at El Morro

Elementary School.

Village Laguna, South Coast Medical Center, Wild Oats and the

Laguna Beach community Clinic are among the organizations fielding

teams, 38 to date -- 31 more than last year.

Teams can be formed right up to the day of the event. The fee is

$150 per team. Pledges for participants benefit the American Cancer

Society.

For more information, visit the Laguna Beach city website

www.acsevernts.org/relay/

ca/lagunabeach or call the City Clerk’s office (949) 497-0705.

The event will include an opening ceremony, introduction and

survivors’ lap. There will be $1-per-song requests to DJs Keith,

Chill and Vicki-O, food will be for sale and there will be free

water. There will also be a jump house with balloon art, crafts and a

circus act to entertain youngsters with prizes. Bob White is

scheduled to sing the “Star Spangled Banner.”

Volunteers are needed. To volunteer, call James Brown at (949)

567-0636.

Contributions to support the City Hall team can be made by checks,

payable to the American Cancer Society and mailed or delivered to the

City Clerk’s office, 505 Forest Ave., 92651.