Lilburn Relay Rally Fundraising Sailing Along

With one week left until the Lilburn Relay Rally, participants already have raised more than $10,000.

There are a total of 10 teams and 141 participants, so far, according to the Lilburn Relay Rally event page. Exactly $10,305 has been raised, as of 11 p.m., April 18.

The event takes place next week, Friday, April 26.

Here's a look at the teams, latest totals and participants' motivation, as detailed on the Lilburn Relay Rally website.

Women in Action -- 49 team members, $4,020 raised (80 percent to $5,000 goal)

• Members of this team include: Gail Zarnik, Jackie Thornberry, Diana Preston, former mayor of Lilburn; Pat Gabilondo, president of the Lilburn Woman's Club; Pat Swan; Sandy McGuire; Nancy Chilcoat; and Patricia Biemiller. Each of these ladies have raised more than $100.

• Why Jackie Thornberry participates: "I Relay because I want to see an end to cancer during my lifetime. Relay gives me the unique opportunity to celebrate the lives of those who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and support the American Cancer Society’s lifesaving mission by fighting back against a disease that has already taken too much."