Relay For Life – At relay communities across the globe come together to honor cancer survivors, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against a disease that has already taken too much.
Relay for Life teams encampment overnight and take turns walking or running around a track or path at a local high school, park, or fairground to raise funds. They never sleep as the cancer never sleeps.
Now as a new initiative, an event will take place at Sanborn Regional High School, 17 Danville Road, Kingston on Saturday, June 21 at 2 p.m.
To help the American Cancer Society to fight against cancer, the teams are raising funds for few past months.
Over $10,000 has risen by the thirteen teams and the activity will continue up to 21st June and teams will also have on-site fund-raisers at the relay.
This year participants may also donate canned goods which will be used to ponder down bags in the luminary’s ceremony. This ceremony is a special happening that takes place at every Relay for Life event to tribute those who are battling or have battled cancer.
Luminary bags are personalized with photos and messages and then completed with a candle inside the bag during the evening ceremony. Following the Relay for Life event, these cans, which will be used in lieu of sand, will be donated to the N.H. Food Bank.
Those who are interested in participating should attend the last planning and team meeting before the event. The final planning meeting will take place on 12th June at 6 p.m. at The Exeter Inn, 90 Front St., in Exeter and the team meeting is followed by the planning meeting at 7 p.m. on the same location.