Relay for Life of Douglas County will have an informational meeting from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the auditorium in Lawrence Memorial Hospital’s lower level, 325 Maine.
The meeting will discuss the 2013 Relay for Life, which will be June 7-8 at the Free State High School track. The relays raise money for the American Cancer Society as well as local community services. For more information contact Barb Gorman at 785-841-7723 or douglascountyrfl@hotmail.com.
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