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The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday May 29, 2002 - C3 Night of fun at Appleby (Continued from page C1) Bagpipers will play and the Appleby Choir will sing in this unique, special ceremony. The chapel will be open at this time for reflection and to hear Oakville's Joan Brown play the flute. Although lost loved ones will be remembered. Relay for Life will also be a celebration of life. Teams have also been invited to pitch tents - and decorate them for a night o f celebration. To date, 60 tents have been reg istered for the `tent village.' Dan Ferrone of the Toronto Argos has agreed to be `the mayor' of `tent village.' Mulvale and her Alleluia Group will be among its residents. Food, beverages and live entertainment will be provided for participants, volunteers and survivors only throughout the evening. Prizes will be awarded for the team with the most amount of money collected, the individual who collects the largest amount of money, and for the best deco rated tents. Prizes will be award ed at the Saturday breakfast. Entertainment for the event will include the 30-piece Peel Oak-land Ford Lincoln together with the Regional Police Chiefs' Ceremonial Band; Surreal, a local youth band, Ryan Schnieder Band and TVOX, an eight-piece band, plays at mid night. The Appleby College Arena will be available overnight to `hang out' and dance to recorded music. Relay for Life will be a non-alcoholic and smoke-free event. Relay For Life team captains are urged to bring their registra tion and pledge money to the Oakville Unit office of the Canadian Cancer Society at 635 Fourth Line at Speers Road, Unit 51, at back of the strip mall, weekdays 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. For information call 905-845-5231. Registration at Appleby College begins Friday at 5 p.m. Anybody wanting to join the Survivors' Victory Lap or pur chase luminaries at $5 each can call the Cancer Society office. Relay for Life, a popular American Cancer Society event for about 15 years, was first introduced in Ottawa in 1999. It was officially launched as a Canadian Cancer Society fund raiser the following year, with relays held in nine communities. Last year, 25 communities hosted events across Ontario and raised $3.5 million. Ontario will host 35 events this year, with a goal of raising over $5 million. Parking at Appleby College will be restricted. The first 200 cars can park on the front field. Once filled, parking attendants will give people a map to over flow parking areas. The first overflow parking is at St. Paul's Church beside the YMCA on Rebecca Street. Once filled, participants will be direct ed to the second overflow park ing area at St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School at Dorval Drive and Rebecca Street. The third overflow parking is in Coronation Park. There will be a shuttle service via golf carts for people who have heavy things to carry or need assistance. The shuttle service runs Friday from 4:30-11 p.m., and resumes Saturday from 5:30-9 a.m. Shuttles will run between the first, second and third overflow parking areas. Survivors and volunteers will be able to park at Westwind Montessori School. For more general information about the Relay for Life, visit www.cancer.ca Ford M otor Com pany o f Canada presents OTMH Classic 3 k m F am ily W a lk /5 k m R un iaikSt! Sunday, June 16th Father' s Day-Rain or Shine 9:00 a.m. Run. 9:15 a.m. Walk Entry Form Register by June 8th and receive a free T-Shirt O ne entry form should be completed for each participant FIRST NAME: ___ LAST NAME: ADDRESS: _ CITY: POSTAL CODE: MALE FEMALE PROV: PHONE: AGE: 2002 CLASSIC WALK/RUN RELEASE & INDEMNITY In consideration o f the acceptance and the permission to participate as an entrant or competitor in the 2002 Classic Walk/Run 1. for myself, my heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns HEREBY RELEASE, WAIVE, AND FOREVER DISCHARGE OTMH Charitable Corporation, Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, the organizers and sponsoring companies from any and all claims, demands, injury, loss or damages, costs, expenses, action, and causes o f action whether in law or equity, in respect o f death, injury, loss or damage to my person or property HOW SOEVER CAUSED, arising or to arise by reason o f my participation in the said event, whether as a spectator, participant, competitor, whether prior to, during or subsequent to the event AND NOT WITHSTANDING that the same may have been contributed to or occasioned by the negligence o f any o f the aforesaid. I HEREBY UNDERTAKE TO HOLD AND SAVE HARMLESS AND AGREE TO INDEMNIFY all o f the aforesaid from and against any or all liability incurred by any or all o f them ansing as a result o f or in any way connected with my participation in this event. BY SUBMITTING THIS ENTRY. I ACKNOWLEDGE HAVING READ. UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED to the above WAIVER. RELEASE, and INDEMNITY. I WARRANT that I am physically fit to participate in this event. (Age required to be eligible for race prizes) Registration Fees For Run & Walk (no refunds) PLEASE CHECK: 5km Run 3km Run ADULTS AND CHILDREN AGE 15 AND OVER: $25 After June 8th $30 $35 with T-shirt CHILDREN AGE 14 AND UNDER: $10 After June 8th $15 with T-shirt Treatment included stem cell therapy (Continued from page C1) This time, the treatment was to be more aggressive, and revo lutionary. Skye was accepted for stem cell therapy. Stem cells were harvested from her using a nee dle, similar to a lumbar punc ture, and returned to her follow ing treatment, similar to a bone marrow transplant procedure. "The stem cells that were har vested, and then returned to her, acted like little `mommy' cells. "This is a relatively new treatment," MacDonald said. For this procedure, Skye was kept in isolation for 34 days at the Hospital for Sick Children. The stem cells were introduced to her over a two-day period. The procedure worked. Skye was also given chemotherapy, and is about to begin radiation treatments "just to be sure." However, having a daughter who has twice survived cancer haunts MacDonald. "Cancer is the first thing on my mind when I get up in the morning, and it's the last thing on my mind when I go to bed." Skye has lost two years of her life to cancer. Despite the illness, it appears Skye has thrived. "Her energy level is fantastic." Although the chemotherapy is finished, and her hair is start ing to grow back, Skye cannot return to school because her immune system is weak and an infection could lead to serious consequences. This past year, Skye who is in Grade 5, was tutored at home. "She'll make her year," said MacDonald. "It's not fair to pun ish her with a failed year for hav ing cancer. Eastview School has been great, very supportive." Skye's battle with cancer `went public' on Feb. 25, 2001, when she helped shave the heads of 14 women who agreed to go bald in support of cancer research. The one-time women's shave-a-thon, held at the Bronte Legion and organized by Beautiful You Salon, raised about $27,000. Last Christmas, Skye's mom, Linda Leatherdale, Money Editor at the Toronto Sun, launched the Reach fo r the Skye Project to raise funds for the Hospital for Sick Children and cancer research. 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