Sponsors play important role in Relay
Published 12:49 am Saturday, April 9, 2016
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.