Mary Beth Davis, co-chair of the valley Relay for Life, said one of the biggest ones will be Friday when area law enforcement participates in a womanless beauty pageant scheduled from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Kirkwood Adams.
Thirteen officers will participate, she said, and there will be also be food for sale as well as luminaries, purple bows and baked goods.
Davis, who began participating in Relay as a child, says she enjoys the annual event, which raises funds for the American Cancer Society to be used locally. “Everything goes for a good cause. I enjoy seeing people in the community getting together and the survivor's banquet. It keeps them fighting.”
The main event on April 22 will begin at 6 p.m. at the Halifax Community College fitness track in Weldon. The event continues through April 23 at noon.
The survivor's walk begins at 6 p.m., followed by the caregiver walk and the team walk to the theme song Lord, I Lift Your Name on High.
The Oak Grove Baptist Church praise dance team will perform and at 9 p.m. the luminary ceremony will be set to the song Every Candle has a Name.
After the luminary ceremony, Mike Telliga and his band The Deep will play from 9:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.
At 11 p.m. a glow-in-the-dark Easter egg hunt will be held.
Starting at 8 a.m. Saturday, a sunrise service will be held with Annie Smith and from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. the Tillery Baptist Church praise dance team will perform.
Davis said at 10 a.m. there will be a kid's walk in which all registered participants will receive goodie bags and their own T-shirts. A raffle will be held afterward.
Davis said the goal this year is $71,000. “I know we are already over $20,000.”
Throughout the event there will children's games, a bounce house and cartoon characters as well as a fire truck visit. There will also be food and snacks for sale.
Other events
Saturday, Stanley White Church on Ashton Street at Bolling Road is having a stew sale for $8 a quart. Pickup is at noon and more information may be obtained by calling 252-537-3896.
On April 9 the church is having a $5 bag yard sale.
On April 11 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., 10 percent of proceeds from sales at Zaxby's on Julian R. Allsbrook Highway will go to the kid's walk.
