Hundreds of Brown County residents will join together this Friday at the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Brown County to help save more lives from cancer. The event will take place from 7 p.m. until 2 a.m. at Gordon Wood Stadium.
The Relay For Life movement unites communities across the globe to celebrate people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost and take action to finish the fight. Relay For Life events are community gatherings where teams and individuals camp out at a school, park or fairground and take turns walking or running around a track or path. Teams participate in fundraising in the months leading up to the event.Relay For Life is the world’s largest fundraising event to fight every cancer in communities worldwide, with four million participants in 6,000 events worldwide in 2015. Last year, nearly 300 people participated in the Relay For Life of Brown County and raised $40,000.
Dollars raised help the American Cancer Society save lives by funding groundbreaking cancer research, supporting education and risk reduction efforts and providing free information and critical services for people with cancer who need them.
If anyone is interested in participating, donating or volunteering time to the Relay For Life of Brown County, visit relayforlife.org or relayforlife.org/browncotx. Additional information can also be obtained by contacting Britni Dean at 325-450-5822 or Britni.Dean@cancer.org.
Luminaria bags, which are a way to honor someone who has been affected or lost to cancer, can be purchased for $5 prior to the event or on the night of Relay For Life at Gordon Wood Stadium. Luminara sales will end at 9 p.m. Friday. For more questions about luminarias, contact Donna Thacker at 325-998-4910.
To register as a team or to find out more about participating on a Relay For Life team, contact Sheryl Jowers at 325-200-1962.
To register as a survivor or caregiver, visit relayforlife.org/browncotx, or call 800-227-2345 or fill out a paper form by contacting Marian Deans at 325-423-4703.
Pictured above are cancer survivors during the opening ceremonies of a previous year’s event. Photo by Lisa Tipton
