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The Braselton News
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
MCHS Relay for Life team to raise $40K
RELAY FOR LIFE FUND-RAISER SET
Mill Creek High School Assistant Principal Patricia Lowrie holds
examples of the lollipop stocking stuffers on sale this month to
raise funds for Relay for Life.
‘MARLEY MOB SQUAD’
Julie Tharpe displays the “Marley’s Mob Squad” t-shirt and brace
let honoring JV cheerleader Marley Kornowa, this year’s honorary
chair of the MCHS Relay for Life team.
BY KRISTI REED
Last year, Mill Creek High
School’s Relay for Life team
raised $27,000 for the American
Cancer Society. This year, they
hope to raise over $40,000 to
fund the fight against cancer.
Assistant Principal Patricia
Lowrie, a cancer survivor her
self and head of this year’s
team, said she hopes to involve
the entire community in the
effort.
“This year, we want more
parent involvement and more
community involvement,” she
said. “We are looking at sev
eral things that will involve the
community.”
So far, the team has imple
mented several fund-raising
initiatives. On December 15,
the team will be auctioning gift
baskets at the “Taste of Mill
Creek” event. Additionally,
this month team members will
be selling lollipop stocking
stuffers to students in the high
school lunchroom.
Mill Creek principal Jim
Markham, also a cancer survi
vor, has given staff and faculty
the opportunity to contribute to
the Relay for Life effort through
his “Dress down for December”
program. Throughout the month
of December, staff and fac
ulty can purchase tickets which
allow them to wear “dressy
casual” attire to work, typical
ly jeans and Mill Creek spirit
wear. Tickets are $5 a day, $15
a week or $45 for the entire
month. All proceeds benefit
Relay for Life.
Team member Julie Tharpe
said the early start to fund
raising has allowed the team to
increase its goal from last year.
“Everybody was so excit
ed,” Tharpe said. “Last year,
we raised $27,000 in the few
months we had. We felt like
with the extra months, we could
exceed what we did last year.
We knew with more time, we
could certainly have a bigger
impact. Hopefully we can get
some of the surrounding com
munity to jump on board with
us. This is a very giving area.”
Tharpe hopes this year’s team
will have 200 members. Last
year, the team had approxi
mately 100 students involved in
the effort.
Mill Creek High School cheer
leaders have also started a spe
cial Relay for Life fund-raising
effort in honor of junior varsity
cheerleader Marley Kornowa.
Kornowa was diagnosed with
Stage III metastatic melanoma
this past summer. To show
support for Marley and to raise
funds for Relay for Life, the
cheerleaders are selling pink
“Marley’s Mob Squad” T-shirts
and bracelets.
Tharpe said Kornowa is this
year’s honorary chair person of
the Relay for Life team.
“She is a darling girl, very
upbeat,” Tharpe said. “She is
a great motivator for the girls.”
So far, the cheerleaders have
sold approximately 75 t-shirts.
The T-shirts and bracelets will
be on sell at the “Taste of Mill
Creek” event.
Kornowa said she is grateful
for the support her team mates
have shown.
“I never thought it would be
me and I never thought my
cheerleading squad would be
this supportive,” Kornowa said.
“I am very thankful for it.”
Kornowa said it is impor
tant to her to help in the fight
against cancer.
“I’m excited to help. It just
hits home,” she said. “It could
happen to you. You don't want
to be in that position. It’s
important to help others avoid
that.”
Kornowa has helped raise
money for two other cancer
charities as well: Aflac Cancer
Center at Children’s Hospital
and Caring Bridges. In October,
the Gymnastix Training Center
in Buford hosted “Flip for the
Cure” in Kornowa’s honor. The
event raised over $4,000.
Kornowa is currently being
treated at the Aflac Cancer
Center.
“There are so many sick kids
there, it actually breaks my
heart,” she said. “They’re so
much worse off than I am.”
Tharpe said the fact that so
many people at Mill Creek High
School that have been affected
by cancer motivates the team.
“For the kids, you hate that
it’s sad,” Tharpe said. “It just
shows there are so many things
out there besides us.”
Patricia Fowrie hopes the
community will join together
to make this year the most suc
cessful yet for Relay for Fife.
“Cancer touches everybody,”
she said.
Individuals or business
es wishing to donate baskets
should bring the baskets to
the Mill Creek Media Center
before December 15. They are
asked to include their name
and a brief list of the baskets
contents.
Community members inter
ested in joining the Mill Creek
Relay for Fife team may reg
ister at www.gwinnettrelayfor-
life.org. Click on “Join a team”
and select the Mill Creek High
School team.
The $10 registration fee may
be paid online using a credit
card or paid in person at the
high school. The goal is for
team members to raise $100
each.
You may also donate to the
team by clicking on “Donate
to a team”, and following the
instructions.
For more information on
the MCHS Relay for Fife
team, call Patricia Fowrie at
678-714-5915.
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