This Saturday, June 27, starting at 4 p.m., Juniper Valley Park Brennan Field will hold the 13th annual Relay for Life of Middle Village. Inspired by this years theme, “Film & TV”, there will be Hollywood Stars and Oscar statues.
Middle Village’s first Relay for Life, June of 2003, raised $52,000 by 19 teams and 12 survivors. The latest relay, June of 2014, saw a growth in numbers reaching $200,000 in donations, 125 survivors and well over 80 teams.
Local businesses such as Maspeth Federal Savings Bank, Glendale Kiwanis and O’Neills Maspeth, among others, purchase “wall of hope” sponsorships.