Letter to the Editor: Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow Deserve Thanks for Supporting Relay for Life

Written by Jacki Geoghegan.

As Event Lead of this year's American Cancer Society Relay For Life of the Tarrytowns, I would like to thank the residents of Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown for their overwhelming generosity and support. Twenty five (25) teams joined in our first Relay For Life raising more than $89,000 to support the American Cancer Society’s mission to help save lives and create a world with less cancer and more birthdays by helping people stay well, by helping people get well and by finding cures.

Nineteen (19) survivors walked the opening lap and inspired those currently battling cancer. Our luminaria ceremony showed the community’s warmth and caring for those who are no longer with us, for honoring those who are still fighting and who are survivors.

I would also like to thank the many Relay For Life volunteers, committee members and teams who worked to make this year’s event a success. The very dedicated Relay For Life committee did an outstanding job of putting our first Relay together.  

We certainly want to thank our sponsors Phelps Hospital, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Westchester Medical Center, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Sunset Cove, Tarrytown Honda, Rivertown Runners, Bella Luna Italian Restaurant, Thompkins Mahopac Bank, 3 Badge Beverage Corp, Sleepy Hollow Fire Department, Teachers Association of the Tarrytowns, Hope Hose Co #1, Conqueror Hook & Ladder and Rescue Hose Co #1 for their support which made all of this possible. I would also like to extend my sincere gratitude to the Public Schools of the Tarrytowns for allowing us to utilize their grounds to host this life-changing event, to Mayor Ken Wray for welcoming Relay For Life to Sleepy Hollow and the Police Department of Sleepy Hollow and the Sleepy Hollow Ambulance Corp for their support the night of the event.

Thank you for coming out to support the Relay For Life of the Tarrytowns. It was amazing to see how the community came together for a common cause. Not only did the American Cancer Society win, but so did our community. I am very grateful for how everyone embraced Relay for Life and how determined everyone was to make it something we all could be proud of.

Sincerely,

Jacki Geoghegan, Event Lead

Relay for Life of the Tarrytowns