SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2015
Relay
This year, the event was
only 12 hours long, instead of
the traditional 24 hours.
“It was a shorter event, but
we had great turnout and a lot
of fun,” Hundley said. “Several
entertainment events were very
well attended and the commu-
nity really came out and sup-
ported us.”
A crowd filled the park’s
bleachers as members of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars pre-
from 1A
Brenda Webber, who repre-
sented the American Cancer
Society this year, said, “I joke
that we’re ‘nickel and diming’
cancer to death, because we
truly are. Relay For Life is the
No. 1 funder of the American
Cancer Society, which is the
No. 1 private funder of cancer
research in the world.”
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sented the color guard and 11-
year-old Nyah Vollmar sang
the national anthem.
Three Rivers Casino Resort
provided the stage and sound
equipment for the live per-
formances throughout the day.
Specialty laps prompted
relay walkers to wear mus-
taches, wigs and other silly
props.
Cheerleaders from Siuslaw
High School cheered everyone
on and walked with youth on
the Children’s Lap. During the
opening Survivor and
Caregiver Laps, some of the
cheerleaders held carnations
over the participants’ heads
and told them, “You are a
fighter.”
Relay walkers, teams and
guests could listen to live
music from the Johnny Kallas
Band, local singers, theater
camp students and Adams and
Hardisty.
Al Rojas also provided a
magic show with audience
involvement.
Florence Got Talent!
returned for the fourth year,
with 15 applicants in three dif-
ferent age groups. Winners
received ribbons and prizes,
with first place receiving $100,
second place receiving $50 and
third winning a $25 Amazon
gift card.
Club
from 1A
According to Trent, many
parallels may be drawn
between the help and mentor-
ing he received and the way the
Boys and Girls Club reaches
young people in need of help.
“When I was growing up we
were in such a bad spot; we
didn’t have money to eat. Leon
gave me my dignity back in
many ways. He taught me the
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Members of the Zumba team from Coastal Fitness gather for a quick photo-op Saturday
morning before providing entertainment at this year’s Relay For Life at Miller Park.
Vollmar won in the youngest
category, Brooklyn Cahoon
won in the 13 to 18 category
and Rojas won with his magic
tricks in the adult category.
Rain in the late afternoon
and evening prompted the
closing of karaoke, Hundley
said.
“It didn’t damper many spir-
its. ... It was still a decent
turnout and we are grateful for
those who braved the rain,”
she said.
Concessions were provided
by Uptown Coffee and
Expresso, the Kiwanis Club,
the Elks Lodge, Abby’s Pizza
and the Siuslaw Vikings
Football Team.
The Florence Master
Recyclers provided clean-up
and dish service.
Community members donat-
ed memorabilia, gift baskets
and certificates for a silent auc-
tion open throughout the day.
As the daylight faded, vol-
unteers lit luminarias along the
track in honor of those who
have battled cancer.
“This ceremony of light
symbolizes the hope that we
will find a cure,” a spokesper-
son said of the event.
“We are in it to win it” was
the motto for the day.
“We walk as a symbol of
our unwavering effort and
hope to one day live in a world
without cancer. We will win
because together we are
stronger than cancer,” organiz-
ers said.
Webber added, “Everything
you guys do all year long
makes up the world’s largest
cancer-fighting movement. All
the fundraisers you do all year
long add up.”
lessons along the way. He
taught me the values of hard
work. He was my mentor. He
took the time to make sure I
was OK. He made sure I stayed
on track with my schooling.”
Trent went on to graduate
high school with good grades
and then joined the U.S.
Marine Corps. After his serv-
ice, he went on to college and
eventually became the chief
information officer of a large
corporation, before retiring in
Florence.
The stark reality of the pit-
falls students can face, strug-
gling without anywhere to go
or anyone to help, also played
out in Trent’s immediate fami-
ly.
“My younger brother didn’t
have that. He was just as lost as
I was. But because nobody
cared for him in the same way
they cared for me, he went
down a different path than I
did. He ended up involved in
drugs and alcohol, doing some
time in prison. He died at age
50. There is not a day goes by
that I don’t realize that that
could have been me.”
Boys and Girls Club is for
all students, from elementary
through high school, regardless
of economic or academic
standing. The cost of the mem-
bership is $50 per year and two
hours of community service
per week.
“That could be here, at the
Teen Center, helping take care
of the grounds, or painting. It
could be going over to the ele-
mentary program to help
younger kids with homework,”
Trent said.
Currently the club has 16
students on scholarships,
according to Trent.
Scholarships provide either
full or partial payment of Boys
and Girls Club activity expens-
es for families who can’t afford
the cost.
Traditionally, scholarship
funds have been raised through
donations and fundraisers.
“For quite some time, the
majority of that scholarship
money has come from board
members’ pockets,” Trent said.
“We can’t sustain that. We have
to get back to the point where
the people in the community
see the value of what we bring
to the community. That is
investing in a child’s future.
“We know there are kids that
stay at home (alone). We need
to have those kids in our after
school programs at the elemen-
tary, middle and high school.
We need to have them here so
we can help them with their
homework, tutoring them,
teaching them leadership skills
and basic life skills, like how to
manage money.”
The Boys and Girls Club has
five different sports programs
starting this month. In addition,
the club will be operating the
Teen Center and elementary
after-school programs Monday
through Friday.
“The first hour, whether in
the elementary or teen pro-
gram, is called our ‘Power
Hour,’” Trent said, “dedicated
to making sure the kids get
their homework done. We are
looking for volunteers; retired
teachers, anyone who has the
ability to help with science,
math, social studies or
English.”
Representatives from the
Boys and Girls Club of
America will be in Florence to
help set up the “Power Hour,”
“Project Learn” and “Money
Matters” programs.
“Kids are really resilient,”
Trent said. “When somebody
cares about them and makes
any effort at all to help them, it
is amazing how they respond.
That’s what the Boys and Girls
Club is really about. We are
future builders.”
Trent will be in the unique
position of being the executive
director and serving on the
board as well. Because the
director serves “at the pleas-
ure” of the board, Trent will be
wearing two hats.
“I don’t think that will be a
problem,” Trent said, “because
we are a working board (not an
advisory board). I only have
one vote. At any point if it
looks like there could be a con-
flict of interest, I would resign
from the board until we could
afford to pay somebody to do
the job. Then I would be glad to
go back on the board.”
Trent has been functioning
as the unofficial director for
several months, but now the
title is official.
“When I was 12 years old, I
would have never imagined
that I would be here,” he said.
“The thing that is so rewarding
to me is that now, I can have
that same impact on other
kids.”
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