ARRL Staff to Walk for a Cure
NEWINGTON, CT, May 16, 2006 -- Team ARRL will walk for a cure in the
American Cancer Society's Relay For Life of Newington on May 19 and 20.
 Members of Team ARRL, left to right: Zoe Belliveau, KB1MPK;
Jodi Morin, KA1JPA; Frank Perez; Maty Weinberg, KB1EIB;
Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ (holding signature T from last year). Missing from photo is
Adam Herrek. [David Pingree, N1NAS, Photo] |
ARRL HQ lost a friend, co-worker and all-around good guy,
Steve Mansfield, N1MZA, to cancer in July 2002. Steve had been diagnosed with
brain cancer in 2000, and battled the disease for two years. He continued his
routine for as long as he could, never complained (well, not much) and he always
had a positive attitude. Steve was amazing, though it was disheartening to
watch his struggle.
In 2004, some ARRL employees saw that Newington was having
a Relay For Life, and decided that participation would be a great way to pay
tribute to Steve. That first year, Team ARRL raised over $1000.
Sadly, since the first Relay, ARRL HQ has lost several of
ARRL-related family members and friends, and many more have been diagnosed with
cancer. On a happier note, of those that have been recently diagnosed, most
have gone through treatment and are now in recovery.
So this year, Team ARRL will remember those who have lost
their battle with cancer, and will walk in honor of our survivors. This year the
team hopes to raise $3000 to beat cancer and help find a cure..
There are over 4600 Relays this year world-wide. To find a
Relay near you, go to www.cancer.org. You
can visit Team ARRL at www.acsevents.org/relay/ctnewington.
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