Members of the Cancel Cancer team staged a mah-jongg marathon at The Broadway Sunday, May 15, in support of the 2011 Relay for Life of Falls Church. More than $700 was raised to support the event, which will be held June 4 at George Mason High School and benefits the American Cancer Society. Ellen Salsbury, a cancer survivor who is honorary co-chair of this year’s Relay For Life, was the organizer of the marathon. For more information, see fallschurchrelay.org. (Photo: Sara Fitzgerald)

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