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HealthWellnessRelayforLife15TuesdayMarch262013ThankYoutoEveryonewhohelpedmakethisyearsFortSmithFishingDerbyagreatsuccessSeeYouAgainNextYearNWTMTISCREENATIONP.O.Box720FortSmithNTPhone867872-2770Fax867872-2772IrenesBratsrelayteampoweredbymemoryByMEAGANWOHLBERGTheymightbenamedfortheirbadbehaviourbutIrenesBratsaredoingnoth-ingbutgoodforthecom-munityandtheghtagainstcancer.TheRelayforLifeteamhassprintedoutofthestart-ingblocksthisyearalreadyembarkingonmajorfund-raisinginitiativesthathaveearnedthemthousandsofdollarstoputtowardcancerresearchwithmonthstogobeforetheactualevent.TheirinspirationTheirlatemothergrandmotherauntgreat-grandmother-thelistgoeson-IreneSanderson.WhenIrenewasdiag-nosedwithcancerwefoughtwithhersowedecidedtoputinateamdaughterLisaSaundersrecounted.Thatwastwoyearsago.Irenewhohadjuststartedchemotherapyatthetimemanagedtowalkonelapatthe2011relayinFortSmith.HavingpassedawaylastAu-gustattheageof80thisyearitwillbehermemorywalk-ingeverylapwithherfamily.Theteamwillbesport-ingt-shirtswithIrenesphotographalongwithinformationaboutlymphoma.Towatchsomeoneghtfortheirlifewhentheyredyingofcanceritsverydif-ficultLeahWasylyshynIrenesgranddaughtertoldTheJournal.Itgivesyouabetterperspectiveonhowpeopleghtingfortheirlifewanttobewiththeirfam-ily.Theyhavenoworriesbuttheywanttostayalivetomaketheirfamilyhappy.TheteamiscomposedofmostofIreneskidstheirkidsandyeseventheirkids.Lit-tletykeKyrenPoitrasIrenesgreatgrandsonjustshyoftwoyearsoldistheyoung-estmember.DaughterElaineSchaeferoriginallyfromFortSmithbutlivinginOntarioreturnedtotheNorthuntiltherelayisoverinordertohelptheteamout.AnotherofIrenesdaughtersAlmaSchramwillbecom-ingfromBeaumontinJunetoparticipateintherelay.Schaefersreasonforcom-inghomeissimpleItsfam-ilyshesaid.TohonourIrenesmemoryandhelptheCanadianCan-cerSocietytheteamof16isheadingatfullspeedto-wardstheirgoalof10000.Theyhad2600raisedasoflastweekfromsellingbakedgoodsbuttheirFridaynightdancetalentshowandauc-tionbroughtthattotaluptonearly9000.Butjustbecausetheyvealmostmettheirgoaldoesnotmeantheyaregoingtostopthere.WehavemorebakesalesplannedweregoingtodohotdoghamburgerandstewsalescarwashesonceitgetswarmerabottledriveWasy-lyshynsaid.TheteamrecognizesitsnotjustIrenesmemorytheyrewalkingforbutalltheirfriendsandfellowcom-munitymembersincludingthoseinFortChipewyantowhichthefamilyhasatightconnection.WehavelotsoffriendswhodiedfromcancerLisaSaundersanotherofIrenesdaughtersexplained.Itsasmallcommunity.Whoeverinthecommunitydiesofcanceryouprobablyknowthem.ThisistherstinaseriesofprolesontheSouthSlavesRelayforLifeteams.ThisyearsRelayforLifewillbeheldinFortSmithonJune15.BackrowlefttorightBrendaChalifouxRaySandersonVanessaSandersonElaineSchaeferJordannPoitrasLisaSaundersGerryPoitrasGeraldPoitras.FrontrowlefttorightRamandaSandersonDelaneyPoitrasKyrenPoitrasLeahWasylyshynSandyPoitrasandAustinSaunders.MissingAlmaSchramandBennoBrinkmann.PhotoMeaganWohlberg