Hallie Grossman Death And Obituary – Once the school year’s lessons ended, Deerfield High School students continued their charitable activity. On Saturday, June 13, in Deerfield, Southeast Lake County, the American Cancer Society held its annual Relay for Life race, which was successfully managed by a team of nine youngsters.
According to Judy Geuder, a Deerfield resident and adult member of the event management team, “the students at Deerfield High have definitely improved.” “Watching these kids react in this way makes me feel bad about what I did when I was a teenager.” The 12-person team has been working on the event since earlier this year, but Relay for Life The subcommittees’ chairs are mostly teenagers, according to community manager Karina Ogawa. At least two student leaders attended Relay for Life thanks to older relatives who were motivated by cancer survivors in their own families.
Devinstein, who will be a senior at Deerfield High next year, claimed that his sister had helped him get in when he was a freshman. That was a wonderful chance to raise awareness about cancer. When their mother, Wendy Stein, was given a cancer diagnosis, Stein’s older sister, Jessie Stein, who is currently a student at the University of Iowa, started volunteering with Relay For Life. He said that she had since beaten cancer.
Devin Stein participated in leading the committee that created the Luminaria Ceremony, Closing Ceremony, and Opening Ceremony that year. He concentrates particularly on Luminarias. Devinstein remarked, “That was a very beautiful event.” “Anyone can personalize the bags to honor or commemorate a special person. They are illuminated with glow sticks. We want it to be motivational rather than sad.
The chair of entertainment is Julia Morrison, a Deerfield senior in the next academic year. Morrison stated, “My grandfather had skin cancer and my grandmother had lymphoma.” Two of my cousins are students at Deerfield High School. I was invited to the function by you. It served as a means of collaborating in honor of our grandparents.
The team also includes Hallie Grossman, Alyssa Weiner, Jordyn Jensen, Lexie Cosmos, Talya Feldman, and Caitlin Edelmuth from Deerfield High School. On the committee is Alec Lopata, who graduated this year. The Relay for Life event, according to Ogawa, drew attendees from Bannockburn, Highland Park, Heywood, and Riverwood despite being located in Deerfield.
She claimed that last year, the event was moved indoors to the Highland Park Recreation Center to minimize any hassles brought on by bad weather. This year, it will only last from late afternoon to early evening instead of the usual 12-hour nocturnal extravaganza. The inaugural ceremony, which will start at 4 p.m., will feature motivational talks in honor of cancer survivors, according to Ogawa. The detour begins at 4:30 pm, and the closing ceremony will wrap up the event at 9.30 pm.
Ogawa claims that in addition to various activities and entertainment, there will be a special meal honoring the survivors and their caretakers when participants walk the path. Ogawa stated that she hoped to raise $50,000 for the occasion this year. On June 9, close to $35,000 had been collected.