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Save the Day for Relay
Written By: Sarah Bishop | Issue: 2016/07 - July
On August 5, teams of local families, friends, businesses, places of worship, and residents will help save more lives from cancer at the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Highlands. The event will take place from 6:00 PM to 12:00 AM at the Highlands Rec Park.
The Relay For Life movement unites communities across the globe to celebrate people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and take action to finish the fight once and for all. Relay For Life events are community gatherings where teams and individuals camp out at a school, park, or fairground and take turns walking or running around a track or path. Teams raise funds in the months leading up to the event.
This is the world’s largest fundraising event to fight every cancer in every community, with four million participants in 6,000 events worldwide in 2015. Over the last 15 years, the Highlands community has helped to raise over $1,000,000 for the American Cancer Society through Relay For Life.
Those dollars enable the Society to help people facing the disease today, educate people about how to reduce their risk for cancer or detect it early when it’s the easiest to treat, and fund groundbreaking cancer research.
Community members can get involved in the event by forming a team or making a donation to the Relay For Life of Highlands. Visit relayforlife.org/highlandsnc to learn more about the event, or contact Sarah Bishop at (828) 421-0129 or [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook at Relay For Life of Highlands, NC.
