by Clayton WallaceThe Relay for Life Alabama Gulf Coast Committee would like to invite all area cancer survivors and caregivers to a “Dessert Extravaganza” reception April 10 at the Gulf Coast Culinary Institute on the Gulf Shores campus of Faulkner State Community College.
Sponsored by Gulf Coast Cancer Centers, the reception will feature the best desserts student pastry chefs at FSCC have to offer. The purpose of the reception is to honor area residents who have fought back against cancer and bear the moniker of “Survivor.” According to Relay Co-Chair Jeanne Fitzgibbons, the event is open to the caregivers of cancer survivors as well. “We know the person who has battled through cancer did not fight their battles alone. We want to honor those who helped their loved ones survive this terrible disease,” she said.
“The Dessert Extravaganza is a departure from the survivor’s breakfasts we have had in the past,” said Survivor Chairman Margaret Bemis, a 13-year cancer survivor. “This event wil be held after business hours so survivors who work can attend without missing work. In years past, many survivors could not attend the breakfast because of work. We wanted to change that this year.”
The Alabama Gulf Coast Relay will take place April 25 at the Orange Beach Sportsplex. The national theme of this year’s Relay is “Celebrate. Remember. Fight Back.”
Reservations must be made by April 8 for the “Dessert Extravaganza.” They may be made by calling Bemis at 504-1135 or Fitzgibbons at 981-1524. “We want to see every cancer survivor on Pleasure Island there,” Bemis said. “Survivors can go out to dinner before the event, and finish the evening eating their just desserts.”
