Dade County "Relay For Life" Balloon Release
by Amy Rapp
March 30, 2010
April 9th, 2:30 p.m., Everton R-III School will participate in the Dade County "Relay For Life" Balloon Release. Students will release the balloons with cards attached bearing names or sayings to honor loved ones. The balloons are $2.00 each.
To purchase a balloon, send the following information to your student's teacher or the elementary office. Deadline for money and information: Wednesday, April 7th.-
Name of student to release balloon: ______________________________
Grade Level of student:_______________________________
In Honor of:________________________________________________
In Memory of: ______________________________________________
Special Message for balloon:____________________________________
__________________________________________________________
There are balloon colors for specific cancers.
Balloon color:______________________________________________
Clear: Cancer
Pink: Breast Cancer
Teal: Ovarian Cancer
White: Lung Cancer
Purple: Pancreatic Cancer
Purple: Leiomyosarcoma
Orange: Leukemia
Black: Melanoma
Dark Blue: Colon Cancer
Burgundy: Multiple Myaloma
Grey: Brain Cancer
Blue: Prostate Cancer
Gold: Childhood Cancer
Lavender: General Cancer Awareness
Lime Green: Lymphoma
Peach: Uterine Cancer
Kelly Green: Kidney Cancer
Yellow: Sarcoma/ Bone Cancer
Yellow: Bladder Cancer
Teal/ White: Cervical Cancer
Burgundy/ Ivory: Head & Neck Cancer
Emerald Green: Liver Cancer
Periwinkle Blue: Esophageal Cancer
