Relay for Life

Relay For Life is the American Cancer Society’s signature fundraising event. This year Wells County will hold its relay on June 12-13, 6 p.m. to Noon at Bluffton-Harrison Middle School. Northeast Indiana hopes its Relays will raise more than $900,000 in 2009
Held overnight in honor of the fact that cancer never sleeps, Relay For Life has grown from a single event in Tacoma, Wash. that raised $27,000 to the largest grassroots movement nationwide. More than 4,800 communities throughout the U.S. now host an American Cancer Society Relay For Life event and have raised more than $2.6 billion dollars for the fight against cancer. Teams of people camp out at a local high school, park or fairground and take turns walking or running around a track or path. The teams raise funds that continue to support the mission and services of the American Cancer Society.
“Relay For Life provides a venue where everyone can celebrate, remember and fight back,” said Kathie Fleck, Area Executive Director, American Cancer Society. “It is truly inspiring to witness the cancer survivors in our community celebrate their victory over the disease. The Luminaria Ceremony gives us a time to remember those we’ve lost, and the Fight Back ceremony allows participants and community members the opportunity to make their fight against the disease personal.”
To participate in your community’s Relay or make a general donation, visit www.relayforlife.org and click on Find Relay Events.