Clinton County’s Relay For Life, the primary annual fundraiser for the American Cancer Society and it’s fight against cancer, was held the last Friday night in April, and as estimated at the time, it is now confirmed the event netted approximately $50,000 for the cause.

As has been the case the past several years, the bulk of the money raised came from Keystone Foods–almost 80 percent of the total.

According to final team totals released last week by Adam Smedberg, Specialist, Relay For Life’s Mid-South Division of Bowling Green, the final net total of $50,000 was raised by the some eight official participating teams that worked throughout the year holding fundraisers to benefit the ACS fight against cancer.

The team totals were $50,405.49 and “when you add money taken in with luminaria and sponsorship sales and deduct the expenses, we project the event to bring in $50,000,” Smedberg said.

The following are the final team totals raised for the 2014 Clinton County Relay For life.

Keystone Foods–$39,892.50; Albany Elementary School–$2,657.15; Albany First Baptist Church–$1,332.36; Clinton County High School Cheerleaders–-$924.42; Early Childhood Center–$1,302.13; First and Farmers Bank–$2,191.98; People’s Bank and Trust–$1,600.00; Somerset Community College (Clinton Center)–$505.11.

The American Cancer Society’s fight to fund research, aid cancer patients and families and eventually find a cure for the dreaded disease is a non-stop, year-round process and so is Relay For Life, the signature fundraiser to help fund the ACS efforts.

The local Relay For LIfe program is already gearing up for the 2015 campaign and looking for added teams and individuals to volunteer to help. Anyone interested in volunteering in any way should contact Public Relations director Lisa Smith or attend any Relay For Life meeting that this held or visit the American Cancer Society online at www.cancer.org or phone toll-free, 1-800-227-2345.