Sam Houston Electric Cooperative’s Relay For Life team celebrated this year with the White House and a few former U.S. presidents.
The 2014 Polk County Relay For Life event featured holidays, and the Cooperative decided to “vote out cancer” with a Presidents Day theme.
The event took place April 25 at Pedigo Park in Livingston. Visitors were welcomed at 6 p.m. followed by the survivor and team walks to kick-off the event.
Sam Houston EC raised nearly $6,000 over the past year to be donated to the American Cancer Society through fundraisers, including a spring garage sale and prize raffles. During the April 25 event, the team sold sausage on a stick, drinks and gave visitors a chance to spin the prize wheel.
According to the American Cancer Society, each year, more than 4 million people in over 20 countries raise much-needed funds and awareness to save lives from cancer through the Relay For Life movement.
