2008 Woodie Awards
Relay for Life to fight cancer
Press Release Courtesy of American
Issue date: 4/23/08 Section: Life
Walkers will go around the clock in the battle against cancer during the American Cancer Society Relay For Life.
Teams will gather for an overnight relay against cancer. Relay For Life is a family-oriented team event where participants walk relay-style around the track and take part in fun activities off the track. Teams can include coworkers, club members, family and friends and have gathered donations prior to the event.
Relay For Life is a unique opportunity for our community to come together to celebrate people who have battled cancer, remember those we've lost, and fight back against the disease. Many participants are cancer survivors. This serves as a reminder that our community is not immune to this disease and we can actually help our friends, families and neighbors who have been touched by cancer.
The public is also invited to attend the Luminaria Ceremony, which will take place after sundown. To honor the community's cancer survivors and to remember those lost to the disease, survivors will circle the track rimmed with glowing luminaria while the names of survivors and those lost to the disease are read aloud.
Funds raised at Relay For Life will enable the American Cancer Society to support local services and resources for cancer patients and their families. Funds also support critical cancer research and community education programs designed to teach people how to reduce their risk of developing cancer.
Relay For Life events will be held in many communities around the world, raising money for the fight against cancer. For more information about Relay For Life and how you can get involved, please call 1-800-ACS-2345 or visit www.relayforlife.org.
Teams will gather for an overnight relay against cancer. Relay For Life is a family-oriented team event where participants walk relay-style around the track and take part in fun activities off the track. Teams can include coworkers, club members, family and friends and have gathered donations prior to the event.
Relay For Life is a unique opportunity for our community to come together to celebrate people who have battled cancer, remember those we've lost, and fight back against the disease. Many participants are cancer survivors. This serves as a reminder that our community is not immune to this disease and we can actually help our friends, families and neighbors who have been touched by cancer.
The public is also invited to attend the Luminaria Ceremony, which will take place after sundown. To honor the community's cancer survivors and to remember those lost to the disease, survivors will circle the track rimmed with glowing luminaria while the names of survivors and those lost to the disease are read aloud.
Funds raised at Relay For Life will enable the American Cancer Society to support local services and resources for cancer patients and their families. Funds also support critical cancer research and community education programs designed to teach people how to reduce their risk of developing cancer.
Relay For Life events will be held in many communities around the world, raising money for the fight against cancer. For more information about Relay For Life and how you can get involved, please call 1-800-ACS-2345 or visit www.relayforlife.org.
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