2008 Year in Review

White Dove Release to Benefit Cancer Research Fund

Jan Snyder left, with her best friend Sandy Grau at last year's Golf Outing.

A few of the symbols of a white dove include Hope, Faith and Peace. The Second Annual Golf Outing for the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund is being held on June 28, 2008 at Cross Creek Golf Course. White doves will be released at 5 p.m. as a symbol of the hope, faith and peace of all the families that have been affected from this disease.

If you would like to purchase a dove in honor of those women that are battling, or have lost the battle, to Ovarian Cancer please contact Barb Bush at 815-772-2470. The doves are $25 a piece and the proceeds will go to the OCRF.

Memorial Dove
- By Sandra van Riper

A gentle snow-white dove
Rises up and far above
Where we can go today.
We watch it fly away,

Ascending to heaven, going
To peaceful rest and home,
Free in winged flight,
Into eternal light.

Fly far, fly free into the sky.
We bid you a gentle good-bye
And send your spirit with love
On the wings of a pure white dove.

Following the release of the doves, dinner will be served. Cost is $8 per person. To make reservations call Cross Creek at 772-7966.

A silent auction will be held throughout the day and a live auction will begin at approximately 7:00 P.M. Some of the items on the live auction will be: 4 Cubs tickets for Aug 10 - Cubs vs. Cards; autographed Arnie Beswick Car; Nintendo Wii; pies made by some Morrison ladies; Longaberger Baskets; and Golf Lessons. These are only a few of the items that will be available.

Two years ago Jan Snyder of Morrison was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer; from that day forward Jan wanted so much to make sure women were aware of the disease and to be aware of the sometimes vague warning signs. With the help of her family and friends Jan started the First Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Golf Outing. Last year with the help of the community over $20,000 was raised for the OCRF. Jan passed away in 2007 but the golf outing she started will continue. All proceeds from this tournament will be donated to The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, Inc.

Ovarian Cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer death among women in the United States. According to the American Cancer Society, it is estimated that 21,650 women will be diagnosed with this cancer in the U.S. in 2008, and about 15,520 women will die from the disease. A woman’s lifetime risk of ovarian cancer is 1 in 67; it is an insidious disease that often strikes without warning and without cause. The symptoms of ovarian cancer are often vague and subtle, making it difficult to diagnose.

If you would like to learn more about ovarian cancer and the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund you can visit their website at OCRF.

by Dawn Zuidema, theCity1.com
June 19, 2008