[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 85 (Tuesday, June 8, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1035]
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                          RELAY FOR LIFE EVENT

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                         HON. MARSHA BLACKBURN

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 8, 2010

  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Madam Speaker, affecting countless across the world, 
cancer strikes at the core of our lives, our health, our families, and 
our communities. Sometimes silent, sometimes ravaging, and often all-
encompassing, cancer can take what we hold most dear: life. Events like 
Relay for Life allows communities to come together, tennis shoes laced, 
and fight against such an enemy.
  The multi-purposed Relay for Life generates awareness, promotes 
outreach, supports recovery, and builds survivorship. In it's 26th 
year, Relay for Life is held across the country, in more than 600 
communities internationally, and spans 21 countries.
  I congratulate the participants of Williamson County's Relay for Life 
event. By honoring those who lost their battles with this horrific 
disease and celebrating those who have yet to cease in the struggle, 
your hopeful passion encourages us all. I ask my colleagues to join me 
in thanking the event's organizers, team captains, walkers, and all who 
still seek a cure.

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