Deb Towle, team captain for the Dirigo Relay For Life Team (formerly known as the D.E.S. team) has been involved with Relay For Life for 16 years. Her team might not be the largest relay team on the track, but it sure packs a punch in the fight against cancer. As a team captain, Deb […]

When it comes to Relay For Life, you can Bank on Frank! Not only are they a great team but they are also are a great sponsor of the River Valley Relay For Life event. Cathy Dorion of the Rumford Branch of Franklin Saving Bank is a great team leader. She organizes crock pot days […]

It’s a rare form of cancer that’s present in her sinus cavities. She spent most of 2009 undergoing treatment which consisted of a combination of Chemotherapy and Proton Radiation. It was a long year, filled with many challenges, and weekly trips to either Portland or Boston. At the end of the year, she was put […]

She is a very active young lady who walks a beam, performs on bars, does a split and back flips, and has a floor routine like no other. But it hasn’t always been this way. While other six year olds were running and playing on the play ground, riding bikes and catching fire flies, little […]

Franklin County Relay: Sweet 16 and facing new challenges The continued economic woes have hit charities hard and the Relay is not immune to that. As the Relay For Life at Franklin County enters its 16th year, organizers face many challenges in accomplishing its goals. The Relay, a grassroots, and yet international event that brings […]

Since 2006, middle-level youth at Phillips Elementary School have been participating in the annual Franklin County Relay For Life. That first year, the Relay theme was Base Camp and The MAPS Brigade entered the fight against cancer. MAPS stands for Madrid, Avon, Phillips, and Salem, the towns in which the Phillips School students live. The […]

Where the money goes and other information about the Relay For Life event.

Schedule of Events 2014 – Relay for Life/Franklin County May 30-31, 2014 Franklin County Fairgrounds Theme: Getting Medieval on Cancer Friday, May 30 5 p.m. Registration 6 p.m. Welcome Ceremony Dedication to Susan Phillips, who passed away this past year. Guest Speaker – Laura Smith, who cared for her mother while she underwent breast cancer […]

Franklin County Relay For Life Sponsors Event Sponsors: Franklin Savings Bank Hannaford Poland Spring Sea-Vu Campground WKTJ In-kind donations: Archie’s Inc. Aubuchon Hardware Backwoods, Rangeley Boss Power Equipment Brady’s Snowmobiles The Calico Patch The Chickadee’s Nest Devaney Doak & Garrett Booksellers Inc. Edge Auto E.L. Vining and Son Everyday Music Farmington Car Wash Farmington House […]