Relay For Life is an event that raises money to fight cancer and raise awareness of cancer in our community! Across America, there were over 4300 Relay for Life events in 2003!  This team event has families, schools, companies, hospitals, and other community groups create teams of 8 to 15 people who take turns walking around a track all night to raise money to fight cancer.

You need not be a runner or even a walker to participate in Relay. The common theme of Relay, dating back to Dr. Klatt's first efforts, is to have members of teams continuously walking, running or rolling around a track for 12 or 24 hours, to honor those who are surviving cancer, those who have died from it, and the efforts of all who fight it. Participation is open to people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities.

Some common elements of Relays across the country include:

• An event of 12 or 24 hour duration, including an overnight stay
• Continuous circling of the running track (walk, run, roll, crawl, your choice!)
• Congratulations and honors for your community's cancer survivors
• A Luminaria Ceremony to honor survivors and those who have died and renew our Hope that a cure will be found
• Cancer control and advocacy activities and information
• Contests, raffles, LOTS of entertainment, food and FUN!


Through activities such as Relay For Life the American Cancer Society is a big part of the fight to cure cancer! A huge step in this journey is the work to achieve the Vision 2015 Goals:
Hope... Progress... Answers

What we do	WHY we do it	HOW we do it
Hope	Save Lives DOUBLE the amount of lives saved	Research
Progress	Reduce Incidence Reduce incidence of cancer by 25%	Education
Answers	Quality of Life Enhanced for all touched by cancer	Service

"It's About Being A Community That Takes Up The Fight...."

Relay For Life is the signature event of the American Cancer Society and is a team event that promotes survivorship and increases cancer awareness in our community!  Across America, there were over 4300 Relay for Life events in 2004!   Families, schools, companies, hospitals, and other community groups create teams of 8 to 15 people who take turns walking around a track all night to raise money to find a cure!

acsrelay.org is an on-line resource webpage for Relay For Life. This site provides a manual for event chairs, ideas for fundraising, team themes, ceremonies, team recruitment, site logistics, team captain's meetings, kickoffs, music suggestions, and more! This website is constantly being improved - come back weekly for updates!  If you need more information, have feedback, have a great idea, have questions, or to JOIN OUR MAILING LIST, please CONTACT US

Last updated 1/25/07 12:00am.

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