Relay for Life is a 18-hour team relay event to raise funds to fight cancer and raise awareness of cancer prevention in the community. It is a 18-hour celebration of life honoring cancer survivors. While the relay is going on, a community party atmosphere is created by team members camping out, enjoying entertainment, food, games, and camaraderie. Teams of 12 -15 people from corporations, hospitals, civic groups, churches, and families take turns in the relay. One team member at a time walks or runs around the track in 30-minute shifts.
Teams pledge to have one team member on the track at all times.
This is a donations event. Each registered team member will receive a Relay for Life T-shirt. Team members may include luminaria sales as part of the team challenge money. This is an opportunity for the entire community to get involved. Today, one out of two patents diagnosed with cancer survives .