In celebration of hope, 27 vehicles lined up on Sunday for the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life 2022 Motorcade, which departed at the Altoona Lagoon at 2:00 p.m. This fundraiser brought awareness of the deadly plague and illness that has affected the territory, cancer. It is one of the events that leads up to the highly anticipated annual Relay for Life, which will be held October 15th and 16th with 44 teams registered. Teams had to register in advance and pay a donation fee of $50 per vehicle to participate. Throughout the route, participants were required to remain in their vehicles at all times, and to enforce that rule the V.I. Police Department was present. The motorcade, which began at the Altoona Lagoon made its way through different areas of St. Croix to include Basin Triangle, Sunny Isles, Glenn/ Mon Bijou, Grove, Hannah’s…
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