Sponsors play important role in Relay

Published 12:49 am Saturday, April 9, 2016

Covington Electric is the survivor sponsor for this  year’s Relay. Team members are shown with  American Cancer Society (ACS) Representative, Megan Robinson, center.

Covington Electric is the survivor sponsor for this year’s Relay. Team members are shown with American Cancer Society (ACS) Representative, Megan Robinson, center.

Gitty Up N Go is the title sponsor for this year’s Relay for Life, sponsor coordinator Amanda Wise said.

“Almost all of the sponsors return year after year, and we just would not have a successful Relay without them,” Wise said. “Our sponsorship funds account for around a third of our total raised every year.”

Relay for Life is the annual fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, set for April 22 in Covington County.

Other gold sponsors include:

• Survivor Sponsor: Covington Electric

• Luminaria Sponsor: Friends Of Oakey Ridge Baptist Church

• Sky Lantern Sponsor: Andalusia Regional Hospital

• Stage Sponsor: PowerSouth Energy Cooperative

• Advocacy Sponsor: Andalusia Manor and Savannah Terrace

Silver sponsors include Wal-Mart; Rabren, Odom, Pierce, & Hayes PC; Comfort Care Hospice; Andalusia Coterie Club; Advanced EMS; 21st Century Oncology; Solon & Martha Dixon Foundation; and Southern Independent Bank.

Bronze sponsors are Andalusia Davita and Rayonier.

Bama Boy Fireworks will provide a wonderful firework display to close the luminaria service.

It’s not too late to be a sponsor for Relay 2016. Contact Wise at 334-488-3808 or amandamccurleywise@gmail.com.

During Relay, there will be sky lanterns available for purchase for $25 each and luminaria bags for $5.

There were 77 Covington County residents who were helped by the American Cancer Society in 2015. Of those, 46 were newly diagnosed.

PowerSouth Energy Cooperative is the stage sponsor for this year’s Relay for Life. Shown are members of the PowerSouth Relay teams.                                      Courtesy photos

PowerSouth Energy Cooperative is the stage sponsor for this year’s Relay for Life. Shown are members of the PowerSouth Relay teams. Courtesy photos

 

Andalusia Regional Hospital is the  Sky Lantern sponsor for this year’s Relay for Life.

Andalusia Regional Hospital is the Sky Lantern sponsor for this year’s Relay for Life.