Relay For Life Dearborn, Ohio Counties To Hold Kick-Off Event Oct. 15

Friday, September 28, 2018 at 12:47 PM

By Relay For Life American Cancer Society, news release

This year's theme is “Scaring Cancer: A Relay Halloween”.

(Lawrenceburg, Ind.) - The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Dearborn & Ohio Counties will hold a free Kick-Off for the annual event on Monday, October 15th at 6:00pm in the Rivers Room at the Lawrenceburg Event Center, Lawrenceburg. Everyone is invited to the Kick-Off to learn about how to help the American Cancer Society save more lives from cancer. 
 
The program will highlight how the funds raised in the community are used to benefit cancer patients & their families, important cancer research & the multitude of services offered by the American Cancer Society. The event will also honor cancer survivors & caregivers. Guests will have the opportunity to register a team for the Relay For Life event, which will be held on Saturday, May 18th at Todd Creech Memorial Park, Lawrenceburg. This year's theme is “Scaring Cancer: A Relay Halloween” so start collecting your Halloween decorations & costumes for some spooky fun in May. 
 
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 cancer. 
 
This year, Relay For Life will take place in over 5,000 communities in the United States and 20 other countries and will raise funds to support the mission of the American Cancer Society to save lives by helping people stay well, by helping people get well, by finding cures, and fighting back. 
 
The Relay For Life movement is the world’s largest fundraising event to fight every cancer in every community, with four million participants in over 5,000 events worldwide in 2017. Last year, over 500 people participated in the Relay For Life of Dearborn & Ohio Counties & raised over $100,000. 
 
For more information about the upcoming kickoff, please contact:  Kathy Toburen at 812.350.3273, Katharine.Toburen@cancer.org Josh Richey at 419-566-1036, josh.richey@outlook.com  
 
Or visiting our website at www.RelayForLife.org/DearbornOhioCountyIN. Sign up for Relay For Life of Dearborn & Ohio Counties today and help our community finish the fight against cancer! 
 

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