By Rob Glidden Staff Writer Southington’s Relay for Life encouraged its huge crowd of attendees to see the “beauty in the world” as they gathered to celebrate the conclusion of another season of fundraising for cancer research. The worldwide event has been represented in Southington for over a dozen years with the high school track as its location. The premise of Relay for Life is teams of volunteers camping out at the track and take turns walking around the track for 24 hours. Each team is encouraged to have at least one member on the track at all times to illustrate that cancer never sleeps. This year, the addition of the artificial turf field forced the organizers to change the layout of the Relay, but the crowds were still in attendance. During the opening ceremonies, the leaders of the event urged the crowds to celebrate the incremental progress being made in the effort to cure the disease even though it continues to infect people all over the world. “Research has gotten closer to a cure for cancer but there is still much more work to do,” said co-chair Robin Guzauckas. “That’s why we gather here.” To drive that message home, [...]
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