Relay For Life of Kane County to host kick off
Submitted by American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Kane County will hold its annual kickoff event from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 27, at the Buffalo Wild Wings in Geneva Commons, 820 Commons Drive. Friends, neighbors, cancer survivors, caregivers and anyone interested in learning more about Relay For Life are encouraged to attend.
The kickoff event offers information about the American Cancer Society’s mission of saving lives faster by helping people stay well, helping people get well, finding cures and fighting back. Stop in any time during the day with your “Eat Wings, Raise Funds” flier (found on the Relay For Life of Kane County website), as 10 percent of the sales will be donated to Relay and the registration fee will be waived for teams who sign up before or during the Kickoff event.
Relay For Life is an overnight event where teams of local businesses, schools, churches, community groups and families build awareness and raise funds — prior to and at the event — to fight cancer. While the main objective of Relay For Life is to raise money for cancer research and cancer patients, the event helps spread cancer awareness, celebrate the lives of survivors, remember those who lost their lives to cancer and unite a community in the fight against cancer.
This year’s American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Kane County will be held June 22-23 at Fifth Third Bank Ballpark (formerly known as Philip B. Elfstrom Stadium) in Geneva.
Volunteers are needed to organize and recruit teams, secure community support, coordinate logistics, obtain refreshments and prizes, assist with publicity and plan entertainment activities for this exciting and energizing event.
For more information on the Relay For Life Kickoff celebration, contact the American Cancer Society at (630) 879-9009 or visit RelayForLife.org/KaneIL.
Teams may register online anytime.
The American Cancer Society combines an unyielding passion with nearly a century of experience to save lives and end suffering from cancer. As a global grass-roots force with more than 100,000 volunteers in Illinois and millions elsewhere, we fight for every birthday threatened by every cancer in every community. As a result, more than 11 million people in America who have had cancer, and countless more who have avoided it, will be celebrating birthdays this year. To learn more or get help, call (800) 227-2345 or visit www.cancer.org.