LORAIN, Ohio, April 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Sneakers, sleeping bags and cancer education? It must be the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life, an 18- to 24-hour event to celebrate survivorship and raise funds for cancer research, education, advocacy and services.
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Relay For Life will be held at Brookside's Sevits Stadium, 1824 Harris Road, Sheffield Lake, OH starting Saturday, May 1st at 2:00 p.m. through 10:00 a.m. Sunday.
The Relay For Life brings together teams from local businesses, schools, churches and families for camaraderie, food, music and entertainment, and a night under the stars – all while team members take turns walking or running on a track.
Relay For Life begins with a Cancer Survivors Lap and reception to celebrate life. Later in the evening, a Luminaria Ceremony honors those who are battling cancer and remembers those who have lost their fight.
"Relay For Life brings communities together," said Mandi Szklar, ACS staff partner. "We honor each person who has been touched by this disease while raising money for much needed cancer research, education, advocacy and service."
"In Sheffield/Sheffield Lake, our goal is to raise $16,000 for the American Cancer Society. We're grateful to the people and the businesses helping us to achieve that goal," said Szklar.
For information about Relay For Life or about cancer, call toll-free anytime 1-800-227-2345 or visit the American Cancer Society Web site at www.cancer.org.
The American Cancer Society combines an unyielding passion with nearly a century of experience to save lives and end suffering from cancer. We save lives by helping people stay well by preventing cancer or detecting it early; helping people get well by being there for them during and after a cancer diagnosis; by finding cures through investment in groundbreaking discovery; and by fighting back by rallying lawmakers to pass laws to defeat cancer and by rallying communities worldwide to join the fight.
SOURCE American Cancer Society
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To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click: http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/relay-for-life/43644/
Relay For Life will be held at Brookside's Sevits Stadium, 1824 Harris Road, Sheffield Lake, OH starting Saturday, May 1st at 2:00 p.m. through 10:00 a.m. Sunday.
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The Relay For Life brings together teams from local businesses, schools, churches and families for camaraderie, food, music and entertainment, and a night under the stars – all while team members take turns walking or running on a track.
Relay For Life begins with a Cancer Survivors Lap and reception to celebrate life. Later in the evening, a Luminaria Ceremony honors those who are battling cancer and remembers those who have lost their fight.
"Relay For Life brings communities together," said Mandi Szklar, ACS staff partner. "We honor each person who has been touched by this disease while raising money for much needed cancer research, education, advocacy and service."
"In Sheffield/Sheffield Lake, our goal is to raise $16,000 for the American Cancer Society. We're grateful to the people and the businesses helping us to achieve that goal," said Szklar.
For information about Relay For Life or about cancer, call toll-free anytime 1-800-227-2345 or visit the American Cancer Society Web site at www.cancer.org.
The American Cancer Society combines an unyielding passion with nearly a century of experience to save lives and end suffering from cancer. We save lives by helping people stay well by preventing cancer or detecting it early; helping people get well by being there for them during and after a cancer diagnosis; by finding cures through investment in groundbreaking discovery; and by fighting back by rallying lawmakers to pass laws to defeat cancer and by rallying communities worldwide to join the fight.
SOURCE American Cancer Society
