 Well this Friday night will be a night of celebration and remembrance as the 2017 Crow and County Relay for Life will be held at the Brainard Fairgrounds through the night and into early Saturday morning. The annual event is put on by chapters all over the country to celebrate cancer survivors and their winning battles as well as remember those who tragically lost the fight. Organizers say that the event is important for everyone whether they have personally been touched by cancer or not. And we do it by fundraising. We have teams and the teams all fundraise throughout the year and we try to generate enough money so that we have a big donation through our event so that the American Cancer Society has enough money for research and for all the different things that they do for cancer patients. Then in 2009 I actually was stricken with my first cancer. And after I had that went through the treatments I got very much involved in the relay and much more excited to try to raise some more money for the American Cancer Society and get more of my friends involved and that's the big reason why I've done it. Clayton Castle will be at the 2017 Relay for Life in Crow and County. We'll have a full report for us next week. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.