27th annual Relay for Life raises almost $600,000 for locals battling cancer

It's become one of the biggest Relay for Life events across the country and this year they raised almost $600,000, bringing in $593,989.88.

164 teams participated in the 27^th annual event, with over 2,000 participants. 967 survivors completed the survivor’s walk, the kick-off event, and 4,500 bags were present at the Luminaria event, to remember those lost to cancer. This 24-hour event was made possible thanks the 243 volunteers.

The top ten fundraising teams are listed below:

• Aera Energy, $61,869
• Stella Hills Basket Bases $52,807
• Wells Fargo/Our Link for a Cure $27,000
• United States Postal Service/Friends and Families $26,834
• ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Survivor Bakersfield $25,997
• Bob Miller and Friends $25,622
• Striking Out Cancer $20,009
• Bimat Bulldogs $17,958
• Nestle Dreyer’s Ice Cream $16,485
• Andy’s Angels $13,309

As well as he top ten individual fundraisers:

• Sandy Brown $40,145
• Jean Browning $25,793
• Marsha Weimer $24,284
• Kathy Bess $19,799
• Scottie Miller $13,335
• Sharon Kruse $6,362
• Gerry Cornejo $5,940
• Kaitlin Senecal $5,406
• Priscilla Bacus $5,371
• Camilia Beserra $5,093