"In Loving Memory of Janie Mowery" is the name of a team which will participate Friday, June 15 in a Relay for Life event at Waterworth Park.

The team is raising funds directed toward cancer research in the name of Mowery, a longtime and beloved Salem teacher who succumbed to the disease in January.

Those interested in participating in the relay as a team member may do so at main.acsevents.org/goto/jmowery.

Related fund-raising event are being held including:

-T-shirts: Relay for Life T-shirts are being made available for purchase and not just for team members. Shirt costs range from $10 for youth and adult sizes up to XL and $13 for adults XXL.

-Wristbands: Grey wristbands that read "Janie" at $2 each.

-Sunday, April 22 at 7 p.m.: The Salem High School Drama Club will hold a benefit performance of "Singin' in the Rain."

This is being held in honor of all Salem Schools staff members affected by cancer. The Salem Relay for Life team will be raffling baskets off at the entrance to the high school auditorium.

Tickets for the special performance are $10 for students and $15 for adults with proceeds, above licensing fees and production expenses, going toward the pledge count which will go toward cancer research. For tickets, call 330-332-0316, ext. 58216.

4Golf scramble: Saturday, May 19 at Flying B Golf Course. A 4-person scramble will be held in Janie Mowery's honor.

Cost is $60 per person and includes green fees, carts, prizes, five beverage tickets, lunch and dinner. There will be closest-to-the-pin and longest drive hole prizes.

Tee times are available from 10 a.m.-noon. Contact Dave Mowery for tee times and additional information at 330-503-2382.

4Luminaries: The Salem Relay for Life team members have forms available affording opportunities for those honoring a cancer survivor or victim.

The individual's name will appear on a luminaria and each will be lit at the ceremony to shine as a beacon of light for others. Forms can be obtained online at main.acsevents.org/goto/jmowery or through a team member.

4 Bank account: An account for funds has been opened at the Farmers Bank in Salem.

Check donations to the team should be made out: Relay for Life FBO Janie Mowery.

For information on the "In Loving Memory of Janie Mowery" Relay for Life team or to support the cause through any of the listed choices, call 330-853-6204 or 330-205-5270.

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