There’s a kickoff party for Relay for Life of Douglas County on Feb. 22.
Relay For Life is an annual activity-filled, overnight event that raises awareness and money for the American Cancer Society.
This year’s event will be June 10-11 at Free State High School’s track.
The track will be lined with luminaries that honor cancer survivors, remember loved ones lost, or to support those fighting the disease.
The relay involves teams of participants — usually eight to 15 — who raise money between the kickoff party and the event. At the event, team members typically take turns walking around the track for 12 hours and camp out while activities go on throughout the night. Last year, 83 teams participated and raised $174,000.
Cancer survivors gather at the south end of the Free State High School track in preparation for the “Survivor Lap” at the Relay For Life event on Friday. The survivors take the first lap around the track to kick off the all-night relay.
Organizers will be providing information and signing up teams for this year’s Relay For Life at the kickoff party. It is:
• from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22
• in the library at Free State High School, 4700 Overland Drive.
• It’s on a drop-in basis.
This year’s theme is “Constructing A Cure — Extreme Makeover Douglas County Edition.”
For more information, contact Barb Gorman at 841-7723 or visit relayforlife.org/douglasks.
Tagged: Relay For Life of Douglas County, American Cancer Society, cancer
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