HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL PR 2012-04-23 Pie in the Face
Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
Leesburg’s Annual “Pie in the Face” Relay for Life Fundraiser
Scheduled for Friday, May 4, 2012
Leesburg, VA (April 23, 2012) – On
Friday, May 4, 2012, six brave souls will
each take a “pie in the face” to raise
money for the American Cancer
Society’s Western Loudoun Relay for
Life. The pie-throwing will take place at
5:30 p.m. on the Town Green in front of
the Leesburg Town Hall (25 West
Market Street).
This year’s six volunteers are:
• Vice Mayor Kevin Wright
• Council Member Marty Martinez
• Town Manager John Wells (pictured above with Kelly Burk in 2010)
• Department of Plan Review Director Bill Ackman
• Technology and Communications Committee Chair JB Anderson
• Heritage High School Athletic Director Ron Petrella
The Town of Leesburg's Relay for Life team, Government Steps, is looking for bidders to throw a
pie in the face of one of these brave volunteers. The bidding begins at $50 and the highest
bidder for each gets the privilege of throwing the pie. Bidding is now open through the day of
the event. Interested bidders may bid by contacting Nancy Fixx at nfixx@leesburgva.gov or
703-771-2707.
All donations collected from the “Pie in the Face” event will go directly to the American Cancer
Society's Western Loudoun Relay for Life. Relay for Life is an annual American Cancer Society
fund raising event which began in 1985 and is now a worldwide movement to end cancer, with
4,960 events across America that raised a total of $420 million dollars in 2008. These funds help
the American Cancer Society in their mission of eliminating cancer as a major health concern.
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This year's Western Loudoun Relay for Life will be held at Heritage High School in Leesburg,
beginning on Saturday, June 2, 2012, with the "Survivors Lap" at 6:00 p.m. and continuing
through Sunday, June 3, 2012, at 6:00 a.m. Cancer Survivors are invited to attend a Survivor
Dinner from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. For more information on the Western Loudoun Relay for Life,
please visit www.westernloudounrelay.org.
Contact:
Kevin Wright
Co-Captain, Leesburg Government Steps Relay for Life Team
kwright@leesburgva.gov
703-771-8984
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