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Cornhole 4 A Cause Tournament Raises Funds to Benefit Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

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On Saturday, September 24, 2016, Barkers 4 Blood Cancer, a Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Light the Night team, held their annual Cornhole 4 A Cause Tournament fundraiser at the Emmitsburg Community Park. Twenty-one teams participated! They raised a total of $1,281— through a long-shot toss competition, a large raffle, and a 50/50, along with silent auctions, tip jars, and tournament entry fees. Proceeds will benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Special thanks to Barkers 4 Blood Cancer teammates, Tracie Lee, Tracy Boylan, Sue Reid, and Kelly Reid, and to all the volunteers who helped before and during the event, including Mary Dewees, Harvey Dewees, Cameron Hewitt, Shannon Cool, and Asiah Florczak. They would also like to thank the businesses that made this event possible.

For more pictures and information about the tournament, please visit www.facebook.com/barkers4bloodcancer. Their next cornhole tournament fundraiser will be in early June 2017.

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1st place: Team Twisted Tea, Kevin Martin and Seth Martin (pictured left and center left); 2nd place: Team The Kings, George King and Josh King (pictured center right and right).

Dance 4 A Cure Zumbathon Fundraiser a Big Success

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Barkers 4 Blood Cancer, a Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Light the Night team, held their annual Dance 4 A Cure Zumbathon on Saturday, February 27, 2016, at the Emmitsburg VFW, benefiting the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. They raised $1,330 at the event!

They would like to thank everyone who came out, all of the businesses that donated items for their raffle, and the following people who made the event a success: Morgan Dempsey; Tracie Lee; Tracy Boylan; Sue Reid; Kelly Reid; Heather Smith; Angie Quigley; Sandi Cox; Megan Courtney; Shannon Cool; Andrea Poffinberger; Peggy Dewees; Mary Dewees; Patricia Beard; Jeff Ridenour; Gail and Alex Hayes; Fran, Eric, and Tyler Dempsey; Becky King;  Lynne Murray; Ginny Knight; Ronnie Overfelt; Michelle Weatherhogg; and the Emmitsburg VFW and staff.

For more information on their fundraising team, please visit pages.lightthenight.org/md/westmd16/barkers4bloodcancer. Pictures and information about the event are on their Facebook page: barkers4bloodcancer.