PHOTOS: Relay for Life brings community together Cancer survivors and caretakers begin the Survivors Lap around Field 1 April 26 at the annual Relay for Life at Veterans Memorial Park. More than 40 cancer survivors participated in this year’s walk. - Photo by Jessica Taylor Susie K. Smith, 7 months, with help from her mother, Hannah, shows off her “Grana is my hero” shirt in honor of her grandmother, Susan Williams, who died from breast cancer in January 2018. - Photo by Jessica Taylor Janice Reid dances with her great-nephew Jax Parker and great-niece Korileigh Smith April 26 at Dawson County Relay for Life. - Photo by Jessica Taylor Tina Brady holds up lyrics for Tessa Kay Ingram, 6, as she sings gospel music to the crowd at Relay for Life. - Photo by Jessica Taylor Rosalind Chambers serves up some cotton candy at the Etowah Water and Sewer Authority campsite during Friday’s Relay for Life at Veterans Memorial Park. - Photo by Jessica Taylor Cancer survivor Shirley Hawkins dresses as a superhero for the 2019 Relay for Life’s theme “Superheroes.” - Photo by Jessica Taylor David Allen mans the Dawson County Emergency Services dunk tank during Relay for Life at Veterans Memorial Park. - Photo by Jessica Taylor Members of the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office walk during the team lap at Relay for Life to show support for cancer survivors and to raise money for a cure. - Photo by Jessica Taylor Kids play soccer on Field 1 of Veterans Memorial Park during Relay for Life. - Photo by Jessica Taylor Cancer survivors and caregivers complete the Survivors Lap around Field 1 at Veterans Memorial Park during Relay for Life. The annual walk is a tradition that celebrates survivors and their caregivers. - Photo by Jessica Taylor