Country Sweethearts raises money for cancer fighters
Auctioneer Chuck Yarbro Jr. prepares to lead the live auction at the Columbia Basin Cancer Foundation’s Country Sweethearts banquet Saturday. More than $326,000 was raised to help people in the Basin suffering from cancer with gas and lodging, meals and support.
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From left: Sarah Swafford, Rosa Dekker and Teresa Holman look over silent auctions at the Columbia Basin Cancer Foundation’s Country Sweethearts auction Saturday.
Attendees serve up barbecued chicken catered by Michael’s on the Lake at the Country Sweethearts banquet Saturday.
Columbia Basin Cancer Foundation Executive Director Angel Ledesma calls on cancer survivors, caregivers and family members to stand up and show how many lives cancer touches.
MOSES LAKE — It’s a rare person who hasn’t been touched by cancer one way or another, said Jay Ballinger, who delivered the blessing before the Columbia Basin Cancer Foundation’s Country Sweethearts banquet and auction Saturday. He asked each person in the room to call to mind someone affected by the disease – a survivor, a passed loved one, a caregiver, a health care worker – and take 30 seconds of silence to think about or pray for those people.
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