Cancer Survivors, Caregivers enjoy dinner and music
250 guests enjoyed foot tappin’ blue grass music provided by Chestnut Ridge and a delicious dinner prepared and served by members of Keene United Methodist Church at the annual cancer survivor and caregiver’s dinner held at the Lake Park Pavilion on Thursday evening, April 25. Several prizes were given out to survivors with the longest and most recent bout with cancer. Pictured are Heather Jamison, who coordinated the event, Rose Shortt, a 54 year survivor, Becki Guinther, a 12 year survivor who just had a surgery two weeks ago and Chelsea Edwards, of the American Cancer Society Zanesville office. Shortt said of the event, “I’m always glad to come and see the fighters”, and Guinther added, “This is wonderful”.
COSHOCTON – Two hundred fifty guests enjoyed foot tappin’ blue grass music provided by Chestnut Ridge and a delicious dinner prepared and served by members of Keene United Methodist Church at the annual cancer survivor and caregiver’s dinner held at the Lake Park Pavilion on Thursday evening, April 25.
Heather Jamison, who coordinated the event, said, “I think it’s important to have this event, all of these survivors. This is why we Relay, for all of them, their caregivers and their families and all that they’ve been through. We just want to show them our gratitude and our support for what they’ve been through and for all they’ve done.”
Jamison said she wanted to thank, “Keene Church for their wonderful food, they catered this whole thing for us. We had so many committee members that came out and donated cakes, pies, cookies, cupcakes, just all kinds of desserts. I want to thank our ACS staff partner, Chelsea Edwards, without her I don’t where I would have been today. And we want to thank the band, Chestnut Ridge for coming out and donating their time playing tonight, giving a great performance.”
Jamison said about the meaning of the event to survivors, “I think it means hope. That all of these people come out and support them and show their hope that one day there will be a cure and we can all see it and we won’t have to keep doing this.”
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