04 Feb 2013

Families and Friends of Scott County, IA Use Hearts and Feet to Fight Cancer

By Cindy Bruhn

Davenport, IA - Walkers will go around the track in the battle against cancer when the annual American Cancer Society Relay For Life® of Scott County gets underway with teams of residents gathering at the Davenport River Center on Saturday, April 27 from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m.

During Relay For Life events individuals and teams "camp" out with the goal of keeping at least one team member on the track or pathway at all times throughout the day. Teams do most of their fundraising prior to the event, but some teams also hold creative fundraisers at their camp sites during Relay. Relay brings together friends, families, businesses, hospitals, schools, faith-based groups . . . people from all walks of life - all aimed at furthering the American Cancer Society's efforts to save lives by helping people stay well, by helping them get well, by finding cures and by fighting back.

Last year our two Walmart teams, lead by team captain's Tony Flemming and Terri Benner, raised approximately $16,000. The stores are located on Elmore Avenue and West Kimberly Road in Davenport.

Please consider being a sponsor of this great event; we have sponsorships for every budget. Call Sara at 563-785-4554 for more information. And, consider forming a team to raise money and participate. Register your team today by visiting www.RelayForLife.org/scottcountyia or by calling Allie at 319-430-9648.

"Relay For Life is great opportunity for everyone who has been touched by cancer to come together and Celebrate Survivors, Remember those we have lost, and Fight Back together to end this terrible disease," says event chair, Allie Lamb. "I encourage all Scott County residents to get involved, from forming a team and spending the day enjoying activities and entertainment to just  stopping by for a few minutes to see what it's all about. The event is open to the public and we encourage everyone to attend."

The American Cancer Society combines an unyielding passion with nearly a century of experience to save lives and end suffering from cancer. As a global grassroots force of more than three million volunteers, we fight for every birthday threatened by every cancer in every community. We save lives by helping people stay well by preventing cancer or detecting it early; by helping people get well by being there for them during and after a cancer diagnosis; by finding cures through investment in groundbreaking discovery; and by fighting back by rallying lawmakers to pass laws to defeat cancer and by rallying communities worldwide to join the fight. To learn more about us or to get help, call us anytime, day or night, at 1-800-227-2345 or visit cancer.org.

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04 Feb 2013

LeClaire is Truly the Coolest Small Town in America

By Cindy Bruhn
LeClaire, Iowa's town motto "It's all there... In LeClaire" appears to hold true. With increasing growth in retail, attractions and housing, LeClaire has gained national attention and become a model community for many other small towns throughout the Midwest. With an increase in visitors to LeClaire, hotel/motel tax collections increased approximately 18% from 2011 to 2012. With growth and diversity of many new retail stores, attractions and restaurants, retail sales tax increased approximately 25% during the same time frame. As a small town with no large industrial base for tax support, LeClaire has managed to be successful with tourism as their cornerstone of growth in a down economy.

City Administrator, Ed Choate, attributes this success to "creating a business friendly atmosphere that encourages entrepreneurship and risk taking."

A new business that was launched during the down economy in 2010, Mississippi River Distilling Co., owned by brothers Ryan and Garrett Burchett is thriving and already expanding. Ryan says their growth has been spurred by "a genuine entrepreneurial spirit that is encouraged and supported by the community and its leaders."

Former LeClaire Chamber President and revitalization expert, Dr. Rick Reed, attributes LeClaire's success to its spirit of community and strength in volunteers. "LeClaire's rich history and recent downtown revitalization in 2007 helped lay the foundation for future growth and expansion. In many small communities, the downtown is the location for important human interaction, business development, culture, and history. The identity of a small community is closely tied to the sustained development of commercial area revitalization. This always stimulates the local economy through planned economic development and growth. In LeClaire, the success of the historic downtown area is a vital link to its future".

For more information, please contact Cindy Bruhn at info@visitleclaire.com.
04 Feb 2013

LeClaire is Truly the Coolest Small Town in America

By Cindy Bruhn
LeClaire, Iowa's town motto "It's all there... In LeClaire" appears to hold true. With increasing growth in retail, attractions and housing, LeClaire has gained national attention and become a model community for many other small towns throughout the Midwest. With an increase in visitors to LeClaire, hotel/motel tax collections increased approximately 18% from 2011 to 2012. With growth and diversity of many new retail stores, attractions and restaurants, retail sales tax increased approximately 25% during the same time frame. As a small town with no large industrial base for tax support, LeClaire has managed to be successful with tourism as their cornerstone of growth in a down economy.

City Administrator, Ed Choate, attributes this success to "creating a business friendly atmosphere that encourages entrepreneurship and risk taking."

A new business that was launched during the down economy in 2010, Mississippi River Distilling Co., owned by brothers Ryan and Garrett Burchett is thriving and already expanding. Ryan says their growth has been spurred by "a genuine entrepreneurial spirit that is encouraged and supported by the community and its leaders."

Former LeClaire Chamber President and revitalization expert, Dr. Rick Reed, attributes LeClaire's success to its spirit of community and strength in volunteers. "LeClaire's rich history and recent downtown revitalization in 2007 helped lay the foundation for future growth and expansion. In many small communities, the downtown is the location for important human interaction, business development, culture, and history. The identity of a small community is closely tied to the sustained development of commercial area revitalization. This always stimulates the local economy through planned economic development and growth. In LeClaire, the success of the historic downtown area is a vital link to its future".

For more information, please contact Cindy Bruhn at info@visitleclaire.com.
17 Apr 2012

Relay For Life Ceremony to Honor Cancer Survivors and Remember Those Lost

By Cindy Bruhn
Davenport, IA - A special Luminaria Ceremony will be held during the American Cancer Society Relay For Life® of Scott County to remember those lost to cancer and honor those who have survived. Luminaria will be lit at the Davenport RiverCenter on April 20  at 9:00 p.m. to represent these individuals.

Anyone desiring to make a luminaria donation may do so by visiting the Scott County Relay For Life® website:  www.relayforlife.org/scottcountyia. Each luminaria is a suggested $10 donation. "Each luminaria represents the life of someone who has battled cancer. It is a beautiful sight when all the bags with candles are illuminated around the track," said Nina DeMay, volunteer luminaria chair. "The Luminaria Ceremony is a moving way to remember loved ones lost to cancer and to pay tribute to cancer  survivors."

Relay For Life celebrates people who have battled cancer, remembers loved ones lost, and provides participants with an opportunity to fight back against the disease - all aimed at furthering the American Cancer Society's vision of a world with less cancer and more birthdays. Prior to the Luminaria Ceremony, the Survivors Lap will kick off the 2012, Relay For Life event in Scott County on April 20 at 7:00 p.m. as survivors will circle the track, surrounded by friends and family cheering them on.

The American Cancer Society combines an unyielding passion with nearly a century of experience to save lives and end suffering from cancer. As a global grassroots force of more than three million volunteers, we fight for every birthday threatened by every cancer in every community. We save lives by helping people stay well by preventing cancer or detecting it early; by helping people get well by being there for them during and after a cancer diagnosis; by finding cures through investment in groundbreaking discovery; and by fighting back by rallying lawmakers to pass laws to defeat cancer and by rallying communities worldwide to join the fight. To learn more about us or to get help, call us anytime, day or night, at 1-800-227-2345 or visit cancer.org.

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13 Apr 2012

Cancer Survivors Walk Lap of Hope at the American Cancer Society Relay For Life

By Cindy Bruhn
Davenport, IA -On April 20 at 7:00 p.m., Relay For Life of Scott County will hold a special Survivors' Lap, a moving experience honoring those who have defeated cancer. Survivors will join together to take Relay's opening lap, unified in victory and hope, while the rest of the event's participants surround the track to cheer them on.

Relay For Life is a unique grassroots fundraising event in which individuals and teams of participants in nearly 5,100 communities nationwide walk around a track overnight to celebrate the lives of those who have faced cancer, remember loved one lost, and  ommit to fight back against the disease. The money raised through Relay For Life supports the American Cancer Society's efforts to create a world with less cancer and more birthdays.

If you are a cancer survivor or caregiver and would like to take part in the Relay For Life please register via our website: www.RelayForLife.org/scottcountyia or call Barb Lowe (Survivor Chair) at 214-926-2583. All survivors receive a free Relay For Life T-shirt and are invited to join us for a complimentary Survivor Dinner meal to be served at 6 p.m.

The American Cancer Society combines an unyielding passion with nearly a century of experience to save lives and end suffering from cancer. As a global grassroots force of more than three million volunteers, we fight for every birthday threatened by every  cancer in every community. We save lives by helping people stay well by preventing cancer or detecting it early; by helping people get well by being there for them during and after a cancer diagnosis; by finding cures through investment in groundbreaking discovery; and by fighting back by rallying lawmakers to pass laws to defeat cancer and by rallying communities worldwide to join the fight. To learn more about us or to get help, call us anytime, day or night, at 1-800-227-2345 or visit cancer.org.

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06 Apr 2012

Local Colon Cancer Survivor, Joe Seier, to Serve as Honorary Chair for the American Cancer Society Relay For Life

By Cindy Bruhn
Davenport, IA -The American Cancer Society has selected Joe Seier to serve as honorary survivor for this
year's Relay For Life® of Scott County.

Joe's battle against colon cancer began after a hiking trip in Colorado Springs the summer of 2010
turned out to be the expedition that would save his life. Seier, age 54, had journeyed more the trails
more than seven times before but this trip's climb was different. Increasing fatigue, caused by anemia
and internal bleeding was the result of a tennis-ball sized tumor in his colon. Joe retuned to Davenport
to have the tumor removed and began a 12-treatment regimen of chemotherapy. The surgeon admits
that if Seier had waited six months, he most likely would not have survived.

Joe's sharing his success story and the importance of supporting organizations like the American Cancer
Society and Relay for Life. Seier will kick off our survivor and caregiver events held at 6 p.m. at the River
Center in Downtown Davenport on April 20.

"Here in Scott County, funds raised by our Relay For Life event are making an impact on so many lives" said
Seier. "From making possible the vital American Cancer Society programs and services that support those
in our community facing a diagnosis, to life-changing cancer research and medical discovery, to advocacy
for access to quality health care for everyone affected by cancer, the money raised through Relay For Life of
Scott County is helping further the vision of a world with less cancer and more birthdays."

To participate or for more information, please call event co-chairs, Emily Shenk-DeMay (563) 349-0706 or
Natalie Johansen (402) 301-6267. Additionl event details, ceremony and entertainment schedules can be
found online at: RelayForLife.org/scottcountyia

The American Cancer Society combines an unyielding passion with nearly a century of experience to save
lives and end suffering from cancer. As a global grassroots force of more than three million volunteers, we
fight for every birthday threatened by every cancer in every community. We save lives by helping people
stay well by preventing cancer or detecting it early; by helping people get well by being there for them
during and after a cancer diagnosis; by finding cures through investment in groundbreaking discovery; and by
fighting back by rallying lawmakers to pass laws to defeat cancer and by rallying communities worldwide to
join the fight. To learn more about us or to get help, call us anytime, day or night, at 1-800-227-2345 or visit
cancer.org.
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