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Records to be set at Boardman's Relay for Life tonight
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Jerry Jones and his sons, Eric, 14, left, and Austin, 10, will have a team at this weekend’s Relay For Life of Boardman. Jerry and Eric plan to walk all 24 hours of the Relay For Life.
BOARDMAN
A township man and his son plan to walk their way into the record books at this weekend’s Relay For Life of Boardman.
Jerry Jones, 47, and his son, Eric, 14, will attempt to walk all 24 hours of Relay For Life of Boardman, which begins at 6 p.m. today and continues until 6 p.m. Saturday.
Relay For Life at Center Middle School on Market Street raises funds for the American Cancer Society. It also serves as a chance to celebrate cancer survivors and remember those who have died from cancer.
Last year, Jerry became the oldest person to walk throughout the entire Relay For Life of Boardman. He said he wasn’t planning to repeat the feat this year, but Eric persuaded him to do it. If they stay on the track for 24 hours, Jerry will retain his title, and Eric will be the youngest person to complete the challenge.
“After seeing him do it, I thought it would be cool to go out and do it for my mom and everyone else who has had cancer,” Eric said.
Eric’s mom, Jill Jones, a first- grade teacher at Stadium Drive Elementary, was diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia in September 2009.
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