PW/PEP WOODBRIDGE, VA 3/26/04 BY: MARGARET THOMAS TWP Saumde

PW/PEP WOODBRIDGE, VA 3/26/04 BY: MARGARET THOMAS TWP Saumders Middle School was the site of a pep rally to generate enthusiasm fo'r team leaders organiing the annual Cancer Society 'Relay for Life' fundraiser. The 24 hour event which takes place at Forest Park HS in May and at Stonewall Jackson HS in June will raise money for cancer research. The Forest Park pep band played rousing songs and cancer survivors wearing purple t-shirts offered encouragement. Forest Park pep band drummer D.J. Palmire (cq) whips up entusiasm with percussion. (Photo by Margaret Thomas/The The Washington Post via Getty Images)