Battleford’s Relay for Life forced to cancel event
Even after an eleventh hour push to get more teams to register, organizers with the Battlefords Relay for Life have cancelled this year’s fundraising event.
“It’s very emotional for everyone on the committee to have to cancel this year’s relay,” said co-organizer Kelly Murdoch. “We have put a lot of hard work into this over the past few months but in the end the interest just wasn’t there.”
Murdoch indicated there were only four teams registered for this year’s Relay for Life which included less than 20 participants.
Fundraising specialist for the Canadian Cancer Society of Saskatchewan Kalina Barlow said she was disappointed that the Battlefords Relay for Life was forced to cancel this year’s event however she said she has seen a significant drop across the province.