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Families and Friends of South Dekalb Use Hearts
and Feet to Fight Cancer

DECATUR, GA – APRIL 6th, 2010 – Walkers will go around the clock in the battle against cancer when the 2010 American Cancer Society Relay For Life® of South Dekalb (www.relayforlife.org/southdekalbga) gets underway with teams of residents gathering at Panthersville Stadium on May 7th, 2010 at 7 p.m.

Relay For Life events are held overnight as individuals and teams camp out at an athletic track, park, or other gathering area with the goal of keeping at least one team member on the track at all times throughout the evening. Teams do most of their fundraising prior to the event, but some teams also hold creative fundraisers at their camp sites during Relay. Relay brings together people from all walks of life - friends, families, businesses, hospitals, schools, faith-based groups – who are all aimed at furthering the American Cancer Society’s efforts to save lives by helping people stay well, by helping them get well, by finding cures, and by fighting back.

This year’s Relay For Life® of South Dekalb will have a 1970s theme. All campsites will be adorned with 1970s décor and participants will dress in their favorite ‘70s attire. There will be entertainment for the entire family, giveaways, food, and a drawing for a $20,000 voucher towards the purchase of a new car courtesy of Hayes Automotive. There will also be a reception to honor cancer survivors. After sundown, the Relay will feature a Luminaria Ceremony. This ceremony honors cancer survivors and remembers those lost to the disease. Participants will circle a track that is surrounded with glowing luminaria that bear the name of someone who has battled cancer. The event will end at 7 a.m. on Saturday, May 8th. Admission to this event is free.

To participate in this year’s Relay For Life® of South Dekalb and find out how you may get involved, please call Jessica Brown, Public Relations Chairperson, at 770-354-3572. Team registration is open at www.relayforlife.org/southdekalbga. Space is still available for more teams and for program participants. We are also still in need of event sponsors. If you are a survivor and would like to attend the survivor’s reception, there is still time to register. Inquiries may also be sent to RFLSouthDekalb@gmail.com.


“Relay is a unique opportunity for our community to come together to celebrate people who have battled cancer, remember those we’ve lost, and fight back against the disease,” said Michelle Mirzaiee, Event Chair. “Many of the participants are cancer survivors, which serves as a reminder that South Dekalb is not immune to this disease and that by participating in Relay, we are joining with the American Cancer Society’s efforts to create a world with less cancer and more birthdays,” Mirzaiee added.

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 grassroots force of more than three million volunteers, we fight for every birthday threatened by every cancer in every community. We save lives by helping people stay well by preventing cancer or detecting it early by helping people get well by being there for them during and after a cancer diagnosis by finding cures through investment in groundbreaking discovery and by fighting back by rallying lawmakers to pass laws to defeat cancer and by rallying communities worldwide to join the fight. As the nation’s largest non-governmental investor in cancer research, contributing about $3.4 billion, we turn what we know about cancer into what we do. 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 about us or to get help, call us anytime, day or night, at 1-800-227-2345 or visit www.cancer.org.

Health & Wellness

Fundraising

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Nearest MPN Geo Area

Health & Wellness

City

Decatur

State/Province

GA

United States

Phone

770-354-3572

Web Site

www.relayforlife.org/southdekalbga

Email

CLICK HERE

Contact

Jessica Brown

Role/Title

Public Relations Chairperson