Celebrating the gift of life

Relay for Life Survivors Dinner honors cancer survivors

Priscilla Mosely, left, and Dana Shepperd join fellow cancer survivors in a round of "laughter yoga" led by Jill Johns during the Relay for Life Survivors and Caregivers Dinner at the First Baptist Church Perry Fellowship Hall Thursday. Mosley is a four-year survivor and Shepperd is a 1-1/2 year survivor.

W 031617 SURVIVORS DINNER 01 — Priscilla Mosely, left, and Dana Shepperd join fellow cancer survivors in a round of "laughter yoga" led by Jill Johns during the Relay for Life Survivors and Caregivers Dinner at the First Baptist Church Perry Fellowship Hall Thursday. Mosley is a four-year survivor and Shepperd is a 1-1/2 year survivor.

There was a celebration of the gift of life Thursday. The Annual Relay for Life Survivors and Caregivers Dinner was held in the First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, with a large number of people who have battled cancer enjoying the comradery of surviving cancer. Relay for Life Co-Chair Lori Wiggins said the dinner is held the month prior to the Relay for Life event, which takes place this year on April 28 from 6 p.m. to midnight at the Kiwanis Ogeechee Fairgrounds.

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