Sunday, June 8, 2014

Relay for Life: Luminaria and "Fight Back" Ceremonies

People gather to hear all about the Relay for Life Luminaria Ceremony in which paper bags dedicated to loved ones lost from cancer are illuminated with a glow stick while lined around a track at the Recreation Center of Highland Park.  |  Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media

Relay for Life Luminaria Ceremony in which paper bags dedicated to loved ones lost from cancer are illuminated with a glow stick while lined around a track and also on the floor looking down from the track spelling "Hope" at the Recreation Center of Highland Park.  |  Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media

Friends, siblings, and family members participate in the Relay for Life Luminaria Ceremony in which paper bags dedicated to loved ones lost from cancer are illuminated with a glow stick while lined around a track at the Recreation Center of Highland Park.  |  Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media

Relay for Life Luminaria Ceremony in which paper bags dedicated to loved ones lost from cancer are illuminated with a glow stick while lined around a track at the Recreation Center of Highland Park.  |  Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media

Friends, siblings, and family members participate in the Relay for Life Luminaria Ceremony in which paper bags dedicated to loved ones lost from cancer are illuminated with a glow stick while lined around a track at the Recreation Center of Highland Park.  |  Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media

Relay for Life Luminaria Ceremony in which paper bags dedicated to loved ones lost from cancer are illuminated with a glow stick while lined around a track at the Recreation Center of Highland Park.  |  Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media

Friends, siblings, and family members participate in the Relay for Life Luminaria Ceremony in which paper bags dedicated to loved ones lost from cancer are illuminated with a glow stick while lined around a track at the Recreation Center of Highland Park.  |  Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media

Friends, siblings, and family members participate in the Relay for Life Luminaria Ceremony in which paper bags dedicated to loved ones lost from cancer are illuminated with a glow stick while lined around a track at the Recreation Center of Highland Park.  |  Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media

Friends, siblings, and family members participate in the Relay for Life Luminaria Ceremony in which paper bags dedicated to loved ones lost from cancer are illuminated with a glow stick while lined around a track at the Recreation Center of Highland Park.  |  Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media

Relay for Life Luminaria Ceremony in which paper bags dedicated to loved ones lost from cancer are illuminated with a glow stick while lined around a track at the Recreation Center of Highland Park.  |  Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media

Relay for Life Luminaria Ceremony in which paper bags dedicated to loved ones lost from cancer are illuminated with a glow stick while lined around a track at the Recreation Center of Highland Park.  |  Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media

Relay for Life Luminaria Ceremony in which paper bags dedicated to loved ones lost from cancer are illuminated with a glow stick while lined around a track at the Recreation Center of Highland Park.  |  Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media

Author Dr. Dena Mendes energizes and inspires the participants during the "Fight Back Ceremony" during a Relay for Life gathering at the Recreation Center of Highland Park.  |  Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media

Participants listening to Dr. Dena Mendes inspire and energize during the Relay for Life "Fight Back Ceremony" at the Recreation Center of Highland Park.  |  Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media

Participants listening to Dr. Dena Mendes inspire and energize during the Relay for Life "Fight Back Ceremony" at the Recreation Center of Highland Park.  |  Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media

Author Dr. Dena Mendes (Center) energizes and inspires the participants during the "Fight Back Ceremony" during a Relay for Life gathering at the Recreation Center of Highland Park.  |  Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media

Relay for Life Luminaria Ceremony in which paper bags dedicated to loved ones lost from cancer are illuminated with a glow stick while lined around a track and also on the floor looking down from the track spelling "Hope" at the Recreation Center of Highland Park.  |  Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media

Relay for Life Luminaria Ceremony in which paper bags dedicated to loved ones lost from cancer are illuminated with a glow stick while lined around a track at the Recreation Center of Highland Park.  |  Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media

Relay for Life Luminaria Ceremony in which paper bags dedicated to loved ones lost from cancer are illuminated with a glow stick while lined around a track at the Recreation Center of Highland Park.  |  Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media

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