Relay For Life

What exactly is Relay For Life?
Relay For Life is a fundraising event for the American Cancer Society.

Why a Relay? Do you race around the track all night? How does it work?
No, there is no racing. The term Relay is symbolic. The goal is to have someone from your team walking the track during all hours of the night. It is a Relay in the sense that teams share the responsibility of covering the track all night long.

Why is the event held all night long?
We Relay through the dark of night because Cancer is a disease that does not sleep. The night is a symbol of the struggle with this disease, and dawn is the light of hope.

How can I help?
Oh, so many ways. You can form or join a Relay team and raise money for research towards a cure. You can buy luminaries in Honor of a Survivor or in Memory of someone lost to Cancer. You can buy sign sponsorships. You can donate goods or servives to the event. You can make a donation to an existing Relay team. Or, if you don't have a Relay in your community, you can speak to your local American Cancer Society office about forming a local Relay.

Why should I choose to support the American Cancer Society through Relay For Life?
Since Relay's inception in 1985, it has literally poured hundreds of millions of dollars into cancer research. The only larger source of funding for cancer research in the world is the U.S. Federal Government. Thanks to funds sourced largely from Relay for Life, the American Cancer Society has been able to fund the research of over 40 Nobel winning scientists.

Cancer is a disease that affects us all. Everyone can relate to it. We've all had loved ones fight this disease... most of us have lost someone to it. Cancer does not discriminate. While certain choices and lifestyles may increase one's risk, cancer can strike anyone at anytime. I dream that my daughter will grow up in a world free of Cancer's sinister touch, a world where her only exposure to the disease is from reading of it in history books. This is America. We put men on the moon. We can beat this disease. Join us in the fight.

American Cancer Society Website
www.cancer.org

Find your local Relay in the NY/NJ Region:
www.relayforlife.org/nynj

The website for our West Orange Relay (use this to join our team):
http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?pg=entry&fr_id=20937