FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 9/3/99

CONTACT:
Robyn Florian
Assistant Director of Public Relations
Greenville College
(618) 664-2800, ext. 4536

Relay for Life Attracts Enthusiastic Corporate and Team Support

Event Participation Approaches 600 to Walk, Run and Wheelchair for a Cure for Cancer


GREENVILLE - As the area community prepares to gather for the 1999 inaugural Bond County Relay for Life, scheduled for September 24-25, corporate sponsorship and team support growth has exceeded the expectations of event coordinators. "With 46 teams and 35 corporate sponsors currently registered, the Bond County Relay is turning out to be one of the largest fund raising efforts ever undertaken in Bond County," states Randy Alderman, event co-chairman.

Team Response
Significantly exceeding their initial goal of 20 teams, team recruitment co-coordinators, Darryl Bolen, pastor of the First Christian Church in Greenville, and Sarah Thompson, a junior Music Education major at Greenville College, now expect 45-50 teams from area businesses, families, organizations, and other groups.

Teams organized by Greenville College, the Simple Room, Lions Club, Greenville Jaycees, Utlaut Hospital, and the First Christian Church in Greenville will take to the track with the Sew 'n Sews, Rolling Stones, K.F.C. (Kids for Cancer), Jailbirds, Angels in Sneakers, Misfits, Marching Madhatters, Dynamic Demos, Healthy Hoofers, Mad Cash, Foot Loose, Trail Blazers, The Rescuers, Y2K (Yearn 2 Kure), Phyl's Angel & 1 Little Devil, and Tic Tacs (Time is Crucial Team-up Against Cancer). Together these groups from the Bond County community will circle the Greenville College track for 18 hours in pursuit of a cure for cancer.

Corporate Response
Corporate sponsors have committed their support to the 1999 Relay for Life at four levels: Gold ($1,000 to $2,499), Silver ($500 to $999), Bronze ($250 to $499) and Copper ($100)

Gold
Carlisle Syntec
DeMoulin Brothers & Co.
Greenville College GOAL Program
Mallinckrodt
Poettker Construction
Utlaut Health Services

Silver
American Metal Fabricator, Inc.
Bass-Mollett
Bradford National Bank
First Bank
1st National Bank-Mulberry Grove
Hardee's
Help-U-Sell
Illinois Power
McLeod USA
Servicemaster, Inc.
Stephens Family Healthcare
Watson's Drug Store

Bronze
Amvets Post 140
Bond County VFW Post 1377
Enertech/Extreme Power Sports
Jewett Roofing Co.
Nevco Scoreboard
Peterson Spring
Southwestern Electric
West & Co.
WGEL

Copper
Dairy Queen
Greenville Auto Body, Inc.
LPL Financial Services
Mick's Auto Body
Qualls Country Autos
R.P. Lumber Company, Inc.
R.T. Althardt Chiropractic
Slatton Excavating
Super Value
United Stationers
William J. Hentze

Additional gifts-in-kind commitments have been made by Z&Z Electric, Darnell's General Store, Wehrle Brothers of Vandalia, Gruen Sales and Service, CVS, Anthony Supply, White Sanitation, D&L Disposal, KFC, Bond County Probation Department and Poettker Construction.

Your Response
"The response to Relay for Life has been outstanding," states Team Recruitment Coordinator Darryl Bolen, pastor of the First Christian Church in Greenville. "Currently we have 46 confirmed teams and a few others 'on the bubble.' It is an exciting time with several hundred people involved. We'd love to have new teams join in. Contact 664-0350 or 664-0652 for more information."

Relay for Life, the signature fundraising event for the American Cancer Society, is a community-based event for families, companies, organizations, schools and clubs. Proceeds are used for cancer research, education and patient services.

Relay for Life ? it's about being a community that takes up the fight.