Join Northern Fox Valley Relay For Life

Submitted by American Cancer Society

The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Northern Fox Valley will hold its annual kickoff event from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 13, in the north classroom at the Huntley Park District, 12015 Mill St.

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. Refreshments will be served 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 Northern Fox Valley will be held June 15-16 at the Huntley Park District Recreation Center.

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 information on the Relay For Life Kickoff celebration, call the American Cancer Society at (630) 879-9009 or visit relayforlife.org/northernfoxil.

Teams may register online anytime.

To learn more about the American Cancer Society or get help, call (800) 227-2345 or visit cancer.org.