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Lauren Lambkin chosen as 2010 Relay For Life honourary chair
2/22/2010 at 12:58 PM
Thought I'd pass this press release along on behalf of the Relay for Life... Congrats to Lauren, a rising star in our community and a fine example of how one person can make a difference by volunteering their time to a worthwhile cause.
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Lauren Lambkin – an inspiring story of love, hope and the strength to carry on
Lauren represents many things for Relay participants. Lauren is the youngest honourary chair Brandon Relay For Life has had. At 17 years old, she has been one of the most dedicated volunteers for the local Canadian Cancer Society office. And she too, is a survivor of cancer. While Lauren has never been diagnosed with cancer herself, she helped her mother, Lois, through her fight with Multiple Myeloma. Lois was diagnosed with the incurable form of cancer when Lauren was 13. At 14 Lauren entered her first team in the Relay For Life. The following year she entered two teams. Lauren has told her story to fellow students and set up a table selling daffodils at her school, Neelin High School. At 16, Lauren organized her own cancer fundraiser, called Together 4 Hope in Shilo. Her mother, sadly, passed away on May 8, 2009. Lauren had three teams in the 2009 Relay, held just weeks after.
Lauren is a wonderful example of perseverance, hope and strength. She shows us that while 1 in 3 people will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, cancer touches not only the person diagnosed, but everyone connected to that person.
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