MAY 17-18, 2019 IN LINWOOD
LINWOOD, NJ – Mark your calendar for the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Linwood at Mainland Regional High School, 1301 Oak Avenue, Linwood, N.J. from 6 p.m. on Friday, May 17 through 6 a.m., Saturday, May 18, 2019. Participants stay overnight to recognize that cancer doesn’t sleep and neither will they until a cure is found.
Cancer survivors attend for free, and others are asked to make a donation of $10 or more to the American Cancer Society. Cancer survivors and their caregivers are honored at the opening ceremonies, in a Survivor Lap around the track, and with a complimentary dinner reception.
Throughout the night, participants walk around the track to raise money for cancer. There also are events from Zumba to volleyball, wing eating contests, and more. A highlight of the night is the luminaria service, a candlelight vigil held at nightfall (typically around 9 p.m.) to honor survivors and to remember those lost to cancer. Luminaria candles line the track and are left burning throughout the night as a reminder to participants the importance of their involvement in the Relay for Life event. The candles are placed in bags with names and pictures of loved ones.
Since the first Relay for Life, held in 1985 in Tacoma, Washington, Relay for Life has raised more than $5 billion at more than 5,200 events throughout the country.
Relay for Life is open to anyone who wants to participate. Volunteers of all ages are welcome. To find out more about Relay for Life, or to register a team, please visit www.RelayForLife.org/LinwoodNJ, or email monica.nammour@cancer.org. For questions, call/text Sharon at (609) 457-4105 or Felicia at (609) 214-4260.
About the American Cancer Society:
The American Cancer Society is a global grassroots force of more than three million volunteers saving lives and fighting for every birthday threatened by every cancer in every community. As the largest voluntary health organization, the Society’s efforts have contributed to a 20 percent decline in cancer death rates in the U.S. since 1991, and a 50 percent drop in smoking rates. Thanks in part to our progress nearly 14 million Americans who have had cancer and countless more who have avoided it will celebrate more birthdays this year. We’re finding cures as the nation’s largest private, not-for-profit investor in cancer research, ensuring people facing cancer have the help they need and continuing the fight for access to quality health care, lifesaving screenings, clean air, and more. For more information, to get help, or to join the fight, call us anytime, day or night, at 1-800-227-2345 or visit www.cancer.org/fight
