Page 2 — The Brownsville States-Graphic, Thursday, May 10, 2012
National Day Of Prayer 2012
Many gathered outside the Haywood County Courthouse to participate in this
year’s National Day Of Prayer. On Thursday, May 3, residents from all walks of life and
denominations prayed together on a variety of issues both internal and external.
Flush Away Cancer BY: CALVIN CARTER ccarter@statesgraphic.com If you’re looking to help in the battle against Cancer, then you may have an opportunity by flushing it down. No, you read that right. While getting ready for the upcoming Relay For Life, which will take place June 9, on the court square, this year’s chairman Kenny Ellington has got an interesting way to help raise funds. Pictured are two purple toilets with the message “Help Relay for Life FLUSH Away Cancer.” And you might just wake up to find one of the toilets in your lawn. That’s right, for a $25 donation, you can have one of these toilets put onto someone’s lawn for no more than two days. If you’re the unfortunate victim with the hard-tomiss commode in their yard, then for $15 you can
have it removed as soon as possible. Ellington even noted that they’re selling $25 insurance to prevent the toilets from being on your lawn. Ellington, while looking for fundraising ideas decided to try this after
seeing it work in Memphis and Jackson. “I figured this would be something cool and interesting to do,” he said. All of the money raised will go to the American Cancer Society. The world’s largest
The National Day Of Prayer has a deep history in the U.S. In 1952, a joint resolution by Congress and signed by President Harry Truman declared an annual National Day
Of Prayer. In 1988, the law was amended and signed by President Ronald Reagan permanently setting the day as the first Thursday of every May. Now each
year, the president signs a proclamation encouraging all Americans to pray on this day. Photos By Calvin Carter
grassroots fundraising movement, Relay For Life mobilizes communities throughout the country to celebrate people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and provide participants with an opportunity to fight back against the disease. Relay For Life
brings together friends, families, businesses, hospitals, schools, faithbased groups . . . people from all walks of life – all aimed at furthering the American Cancer Society’s vision of creating a world with less cancer and more birthdays. For more information,
contact Kenny Ellington, Relay For Life of Haywood County event chair, at 772-1551 or 780-3113. For additional information on Relay For Life or the American Cancer Society, call 1-800-227-2345 or (731) 512-5008, or visit cancer. org or relayforlife.org/ haywood.
Relay for life Cookout
lunches (Hamburger, Hot dog or chicken Salad sandwich AND chips and a drink) ALSO, there will be HOMEMADE desserts $3 each or 2 for $5 Chess Squares, Chocolate pie, butter rum cake, coconut cake, cheesecake,
brownies, heath bar cake, Butterfinger cake, fruit salad, Coca-cola cake, strawberry cake and butternut cake. We are now accepting preorders. Call 772-2655 or Fax 7722695.
There will be a Relay for life Cookout at HOMECHOICE Health Services located at 1310 College Street Friday, May 18 from 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. There will be $5 bag Bake Sale for Relay Sugar Creek will be having a Bake Sale on Friday, May 11 starting
at 11 a.m. Donít spend all your time in the kitchen preparing something sweet, just come by and get something for
Mothers Day from Sugar Creek. All proceeds go to Relay for Life. Call us 772-1616.