My name is Cheryl Hayworth and I would like to ask for your help. I am a member of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society here on campus and we are participating in the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life on May 3 and 4.
It is my desire to purchase luminarias in Del Allen’s memory, with the minimum being 18 to represent every year he worked for Bakersfield College, and especially the last several years when he worked at the circulation desk in the library. Del lost his battle with cancer on March 3 and will be very much missed by all who ever met him. Del was always a friendly and helpful face for anyone who used our campus library and when he retired on Dec. 13, 2002, he believed he was going to have time to read all of his books on history and travel to the cowboy shows he loved so much.
I have heard many students say that they wished they could do something to remember him, and because the “memory board” is in the staff lounge in the library and not available to students, I decided to do the Relay for Life luminaria in Del’s memory. The cost of each candle for the path we will be walking on is $10, so any student who wishes to donate any amount of money will have a chance to participate in this very worthwhile endeavor. I will purchase one candle for each $10 collected, and when we reach our goal of 18, I will continue to purchase as many as we have money for.
If you wish to contribute, please contact me at the Human Services Program office in Language Arts 220, Monday through Thursday between 1 and 4 p.m., or you may leave a voice message on my cell phone at 332-5397 and I will meet you anywhere on campus to pick up your donation. These donations are tax-deductible, and even if you only have a dollar, it will go to a worthwhile cause.
Relay for Life represents the hope that those lost to cancer will never be forgotten, that those who face cancer will be supported and that one day cancer will be eliminated.