Relay for Life Kilkenny officially
launched the Candle of Hope Campaign on Friday 2nd November at the
Tholsel on High Street, Kilkenny. Committee members, volunteers, and Irish Cancer Society staff were on hand all afternoon
to speak to the hundreds of people who stopped by to find out more about Relay
for Life or to dedicate a Candle of Hope in honour of, or in memory of, someone
who has been touched by cancer.
Kilkenny Roses
Chloe Hitchcock and Sinéad De Butléir offered their support and attended the
launch, pausing for Pat Moore to take photographs alongside Survivors’ Chair
Frances Cuddihy and Organising Chair Josephine Kelly. “Candle of Hope luminaries have very
personal messages written on them. It is a chance to show support and
admiration to those who fight and battle the disease every day. We honour all
those who fight back against cancer,” said Josephine Kelly, Relay for Life
Kilkenny Chairperson, “These candles will be lit in a very special Candle
of Hope Ceremony that takes place at dusk during the Relay for Life Kilkenny
event at The Watershed on 20 July 2013 and act as a reminder for Relay
participants circling the track of the courageous men, women and children who
have battled cancer.”
The most recent data from the National Cancer Registry shows 485 people
were diagnosed with cancer in Kilkenny in 2010. Cancer will affect one in three
people during the course of their lifetime, however, more people are surviving
cancer due to more people being diagnosed at an earlier stage and advances in
treatment.
Celebrate. Remember. Fight Back.
