Kickoff Rally for Relay For Life

The 2007 Survivor's Lap

An important event from Elisa Howard:

The American Cancer Society will hold a Kickoff Rally for their annual Relay for Life on February 4, from 2:00- 5:00 PM at the Mullis Center. The Relay For Life® of Friday Harbor will officially get underway as volunteers and participants gather to launch their fundraising efforts and celebrate eight years of Relay For Life in Friday Harbor. With this year’s theme- The Magic of Relay- the kickoff will be a Magical Fun Fest with food available by Kiwanis for a fee and activities for all ages- games, prizes and more! This will also be the first opportunity to register a team for the overnight event to be held on July 28-29 at the Friday Harbor High School football/ track field.

The world’s largest grassroots fundraising movement, Relay For Life mobilizes communities throughout the country to celebrate people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and provide participants with an opportunity to fight back against the disease. Relay brings together friends, families, businesses, hospitals, schools, faith-based groups . . . people from all walks of life – all aimed at furthering the American Cancer Society’s vision of creating a world with less cancer and more birthdays.Relay For Life began in 1985 with one man who walked and ran around a track for 24 hours and raised $27,000 for the American Cancer Society. This year, Relay For Life will take place in nearly 5,100 communities in the United States and 20 other countries and will raise funds to support the Society’s mission of saving lives by helping people stay well, by helping people get well, by finding cures and fighting back.

To join or for more information, call 1-800-227-2345 or visit www.relayforlifeoffridayharbor.org

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