Persistent rain couldn't put a dampener on the high spirits of a large crowd of Dunedin people who packed in to the Logan Park and Caledonian Sports Ground area at 12 noon today to begin their 24-hour fundraising walk for the Cancer Society Relay For Life.
Head of the march at the start of the event were the group of cancer survivors wearing bight purple sashes and carrying similar coloured balloons that they released after completing the first lap of the Caledonian Sports Ground running track. After that it was all in as hundreds joined in to march around the track of the next 24 hours to help raise money for cancer research in New Zealand.
Scroll down for more photos from the start of the Relay for Life march...
Chief Executive of the Otago/Southland branch of the New Zealand Cancer Society, Wendy Houliston (top left) welcomes the crowd of participants and supporters before the Relay for Life gets underway. Once the ribbon was cut at the start line it was all go for the throng of marchers.
It was definitely weather for the ducks with persistent rain falling throughout the day forcing organisers to divert the walk from the Logan Park sports field to the adjacent all weather Caledonian Sports Ground running track. No problem for the marchers though as they donned the wet weather gear and armed themselves with colourful umbrellas to walk the walk.
Some more groups and scenes from around the walking track.
The Logan Park sports field looked more like a camp site at a rock festival with brightly coloured and decorated tents and shelter areas for participants and supporters to shelter in.
If you would like to know more about the Relay for Life event then click on the links below.
