Irish Bar Goes Hawaiian for Cancer Benefit

Luau For Life event at Kildare's benefits Haverford Township's Relay for Life.

Emily Clemence and her family, The Waltons, knew they wanted to raise money for cancer research, and looked to go an unorthodox route. "My family had lost my grandmother, and my uncle had cancer, so we decided to do Relay for Life," she said of the Haverford Township fundraiser with the American Cancer Society. After participating, they decided to take it down a different path. "We knew we wanted to still raise money for the American Cancer Society, but it had to be something more than that," she said. With a little brainstorming, the family put a spin on the event and devised the tropical Hawaiian version: Luau for Life. In it's second year, the event takes over Kildare's Irish Pub, 4417 Main St., Manayunk, May 31 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. …

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