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Come support your community by participating in the annual Relay For Life of Longmont which will take place on Friday, June 23-24 from 6pm to 8:30am. Activities are open to the public! We will have live music, a silent auction and a Survivor Celebration. Come check out this incredible event – we’re at the track at Silver Creek High School, located at 4901 Nelson Road. For more information, to register as a Cancer Survivor or to purchase a Luminaria bag for someone, please visit our website at www.acsevents.org/relay/co/longmont or call Sarah at 303-776-2689 x225.
The Relay For Life is a community gathering where everyone can participate in the fight against cancer. It is an overnight event consisting of teams of 8 to 15 people spending 12 to 24 hours walking or running around a track to raise money to fight cancer. It’s a relay, with at least one member of each team on the track during the entire event. However, much of the time is spent listening to music, camping out and participating in different activities. Two highlights of every Relay are the survivorship activities and luminaria program, each acknowledging those who have been touched by cancer.
The Relay For Life begins with an uplifting Survivor’s lap, where all cancer survivors are celebrated as they walk their victory lap around the track. There is also an inspirational Luminaria ceremony where luminarias are purchased in honor or in memory of a person who has battled cancer. These bags are then placed around the track to light the way.
The American Cancer Society Relay For Life represents the hope that those lost to cancer will never be forgotten, that those who face cancer will be supported, and that one day cancer will be eliminated.
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