Warren Relay for Life falls short of goal

WARREN

Friday evening’s thunderstorms put a damper on the American Cancer Society Relay for Life, which raised more than $365,000, but fell short of its goal of $416,000.

“We had to shut down everything for two hours and put people in tents [in Courthouse Square],” said Phil O’Hara, relay co-chairman. “That would have been our prime time for fund raising.

Last year, the relay raised $380,000.

Nearly 10,000 volunteers participated in the 24-hour relay, which ended at 6 p.m. Saturday.

O’Hara said he hopes volunteers will be able to raise an additional $20,000 within the next few weeks.