Cancer Survivors & "The Walk"

[F16 1UB]

"The Walk".....A time to celebrate & acknowledge cancer survivors, remember loved ones lost to cancer, & fight back against a disease that takes so much.

Last years ceremony, held at TV High School track, had nearly 80 Relay For Life Teams registered. At a Relay For Life meeting last week there were 11 teams. The lack of sponsors support, the lack of teams registered, and the lack of promoting this once solemn fund raiser is shocking. This event was was heralded as the 2nd largest fund raiser in the state of FL only to be outdone by the City of Naples. So what's happened? Has cancer been conquered? Of course not.

If you are a survivor and want to participate in "The Walk" don't believe for one minute you're forgotten. It's sad the developer has though. "The Walk" will happen. It may occur outside TV or even at the clock at LSL or SS.

[pauld315]

I don't live in TV so maybe that is the reason I don't understand your post. What has the developer done to ruin this event ? My wife is a two time cancer survivor so this is important to me.

[graciegirl]

The American Cancer Society would not allow the monies raised for Relay for Life to be split or sent to the fund raising for the new Moffitt Center (The developers PET PROJECT) and so the High School track that had been used in the past is not available this year. In other words the invitation to have the Relay for Life on The Villages property is not forthcoming this year. The developer is very serious in this Moffitt fund raising attempt...

Not too good a decision on the part of the developer and at the VERY LEAST very poor manners to withdraw a standing invitation it seems to me.

There will be a Relay for Life in nearby Lady Lake, but not in The Villages where it was easily golf cart accessible.