Survivors Across Sussex relay walk and after-party celebrate cancer survivors
The Cancer Support Community Delaware hosted Survivors Across Sussex June 13 to celebrate cancer survivors throughout Sussex County. Survivors Across Sussex consisted of a 16-mile relay walk that started at the Cancer Support Community office and ended at 16 Mile Brewery in Georgetown with a Cancer Survivors Rock after-party.
Relay team members walked as little as one mile and some walked eight miles. There were 15 walkers who completed the entire 16-mile walk. This year's eight teams were Ladies and Gentlemen, Tidewater Physical Therapy, 16 Miles or Bust!, Dick Doney’s Do-Gooders, Beebe Homecare Happy Feet, Cindy C’s Walking Buddies, Miracle Walkers and Walking Warriors. Businesses giving permission to provide water stations in their parking lots along the route were Freeman Farms, Donut Connection, the state of Delaware, DelDOT, Sussex County Association of Realtors and Forever Blooming Florist.
The Reserves of Lewes Landing approved a water station in their community pool parking lot with the help of community sponsors Mark and Jody Ryan. Moose Lodge 646 of Lewes donated water, fruit and its facilities for the walkers. The Sussex Tech High School Marching Band volunteered to play at Moose Lodge 646 for the walkers' entertainment. The Beachcomber Corvette Club members volunteered their time and sleek sports cars to the relay event as well by providing the walkers' mode of transportation along the relay. When walkers had gone as far as they could, they called on the Corvette club to come and pick them up for a ride in style.
Hosting the Cancer Survivors Rock! after-party was 16 Mile Brewery which also arranged the entertainment. Mike Weyrach, KT Tuminello, and Black Dog Alley performed live event A special beer was created by 16 Mile Brewery just for this event. The brew was called Mana ‘Olana, which means hope in Hawaiian. Delmarva Cornhole hosted a cornhole tournament at the after-party. Food was provided by Bethany Blues of Lewes, The Brick Hotel of Georgetown and vendors from Sussex County.
Captain Ralph Holm from the Georgetown Police said a few words, and helped present the award for Best Dressed Team, which went to Cindy C’s Walking Buddies. He also presented the award for Most Team Members to Tidewater Physical Therapy whose team had 23 members. Holm and Dr. W. James Downs Jr. of Tidewater Physical Therapy helped present the award for Most Funds Raised to Rich Morgante and Ed McHale’s team Ladies and Gentlemen.
The generous event sponsors were Tidewater Physical Therapy, Sun Pile Foundations, Tony Sasso and Pauline Zagrillo. Event community partners were 16 Mile Brewery, Delmarva Cornhole, Lewes Fire Department, Georgetown Police Department, Moose Lodge 646, Beachcombers Corvette Club, Village Salon and Spa, Dynamic Physical Therapy and No Limits Marketing. Volunteers who took time out of their Saturday to help were Kathy Gillin, Mary Ann Waelde, Karen Adams, Deb Brown, Jen Hammerly, Jackie Sanders, Ken Sanders, Elwood Webb, Michael Fabber, Pat Allegro-Smith, Dan Hanna, Roger Hanna, Marcia Esposito, Tony Esposito, Susan Dubb, Rita Kernoodle, Michelle Davis, David Hanna, David Cluney, Sue Hanna, Shanda Rudd, Nicki Pickles, Brooke Freeman, Pattie Trump, Barbara McGowan, Margaret Cluney, Tamela Benson, Dorothy Dobyn, Vincent McDowell, Bethany Berry, Vanessa Pettyjohn, Shadette Brittingham, Mic Carlton, Ryan Trump, Debbie Whalen and Paige Davis. The event committee was made up of Andrea Hanna, Pam Montague, Tony Sasso, Sarah Dickinson, Suzanne Landon, Steve Galata, Judy Rayner, Jo Allegro-Smith and Kaye Webb.
For more information about the Cancer Support Community Delaware, call 302-645-9150 or go to www.cancersupportdelaware.org.
