This was the scene at Red Rock Park on June 13 as day turned into night. Every summer, the city hosts the Relay for Life to raise money and awareness to fight cancer. It's called a relay because teams of people walk around the circumference of Red Rock Park continuously from early evening to 6 in the morning. When someone gets tired, a team member takes their place. Read more about it here.
 

All night, teams camped out in Red Rock Park in tents or under the open sky, barbecuing, sleeping, eating, face painting and listening to music. I went for a few hours with Karin (my wife) to bring a donation to a friend of hers who was participating. We listened to a band play 70's music, marched around Red Rock Park with friends and took lots of pictures.

As a cancer survivor, I was excited to see the many tents and canopies dotting the park under which people celebrated. Many city departments such as the Police and Lynn Housing were present.

The many lights lining the pathway you see in the picture above are called "Illuminaria" and consist of small white paper bags filled sand and a lighted candle. People buy them for $5 each and decorate them with pictures, words and drawings in memory of loved ones who died of cancer. I bought one for my Aunt Linda who passed away over a year ago.

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Wow, the future looks bright in Lynn...What incredible talent and energy among our young sisters at Girls Inc. We spoke about succeeding against all odds, and transforming our world one day at a time, starting with self growth...  read more »

The positive news of Lynn Ford School students and the Flagship brings attention to Lynn.

On July 23, 2007, Lynn Community Connection had a breakfast meeting regarding Child Abuse at Lynn Housing Authority. During Deputy Kevin Coppinger's speech of Lynn Police Dept., he mentioned the difference between living in a house v. home. He said," A house has four walls with a roof over your head. It's a place you live and get a meal once in awhile. Whereas, in a house, there's a parent or parents who cares for you, watches over you, provides you with love, shelter, and food. Without these basic values in a home, our youths are turning to gangs to get these values."    read more »

Lynn chief does more than talk the talk....open file to read more.

A blog is basically a journal that is available on the web.  read more »