Bloomingdale Readies for Relay For Life, Donations Grow

The American Cancer Society's 2013 Relay For Life season in Eastern Hillsborough County continues this weekend at Bloomingdale High School, where the overnight fundraiser is set to kick off 6 p.m. April 5 with 51 teams and more than 600 participants. 

Additional Relays for Eastern Hillsborough County are scheduled in the weeks ahead for Armwood, Brandon and Plant City high schools. Relays were held late last month at Riverview and Newsome high schools.

Collectively, as of 6 a.m. April 2, the six sites in Eastern Hillsborough County had reported 249 teams, 3,688 participants and $296,433.22 raised. (See chart below.)

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2013 RELAY FOR LIFE UPDATE — Compiled March 23 (6 a.m.)

Location Participants Teams Donations
Location Date Bloomingdale 623
51 $22,840.15 Bloomingdale High School, 1700 Bloomingdale Ave. April 5, 6 p.m. Brandon  206
23 $11,158.11 Brandon High School, 1101 Victoria St. April 12, 6 p.m. FishHawk 916 39 $94,763.09 Newsome High School, 16550 FishHawk Blvd. March 23, noon Plant City 892 63 $49,971.14 Plant City High School, One Raider Place April 19, 6 p.m. Riverview 800
53 $98,988.15 Riverview High School, 11311 Boyette Road March 23, noon Seffner/Dover 251 20 $18,712.58 Armwood High School, 12000 East U.S. Highway 92, Seffner April 19, 6 p.m. TOTALS 3,688 249 $296,433.22


Source: American Cancer Society Relay For Life

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2013 Relay For Life Coverage

• 'Team Heather' Stays Strong at Riverview Relay For Life
  

• FishHawk Creek MOMS Club Relays For Life at Newsome High

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