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Relay For Life is part celebration, part memorial, part campout, and part carnival. It's a community and family event. It's great fun for a great
cause.
Relay is a team event. Teams consist of 8 -15 people who will walk around the track relay style, keeping at least one team member on the track
at all times. Team members are encouraged to raise at least $100 each before the event. This can be achieved through pledges, sponsorship,
or any number of fundraising activities your team may wish to do. Teams could be formed by businesses, churches, schools and school groups,
sports organizations, or may consist of a group of family, friends, and neighbors. If you know 10 people you can form a team!
Relay is a 24 hour event, and teams will have campsites adjacent to the track. There will be music, entertainment, and kid's activities to make it
a fun day for everyone. Teams can decorate their campsite, and themselves, in the spirit of the event theme. The overall event theme in 2004
was "Movies..Visions Of Hope".....people could choose their favorite movie and make it their team theme!. The 2005 theme has yet to be
decided - if you have any ideas then contact the committee, or come to a meeting, and make a suggestion!
Relay For Life is not an athletic event and it is not a race. It is truly a community event, which it is open to anyone and everyone, from all ages
and backgrounds.
The Relay For Life also includes some special events:
Survivor Victory Lap
The first lap of the Relay is a special one devoted to, and walked by, cancer survivors. This celebrates the courage of survivors and symbolizes
hope for others who are battling the disease. Survivors are important people at the Relay, where there will be a reception tent just for
survivors. If you would like to register as a survivor, please contact our Survivorship Chairs.
Luminaria Ceremony
In addition to celebrating survivors, Relay also serves as a memorial for loved ones who have been lost. In this moving evening ceremony,
lighted Luminarias decorated with the names of loved ones are placed all around the track in their honor. Luminaria can be purchased for a
minimum donation of $5 each.
Kids Care Team Parade
Kids in grades K-8 can participate in their own segment of the Relay For Life. Kids will form teams of 5-7 members, pay a $10 registration fee,
and raise $10 each. They will receive a special T-shirt and will walk as teams in the Kids Care Team Parade.
cause.
Relay is a team event. Teams consist of 8 -15 people who will walk around the track relay style, keeping at least one team member on the track
at all times. Team members are encouraged to raise at least $100 each before the event. This can be achieved through pledges, sponsorship,
or any number of fundraising activities your team may wish to do. Teams could be formed by businesses, churches, schools and school groups,
sports organizations, or may consist of a group of family, friends, and neighbors. If you know 10 people you can form a team!
Relay is a 24 hour event, and teams will have campsites adjacent to the track. There will be music, entertainment, and kid's activities to make it
a fun day for everyone. Teams can decorate their campsite, and themselves, in the spirit of the event theme. The overall event theme in 2004
was "Movies..Visions Of Hope".....people could choose their favorite movie and make it their team theme!. The 2005 theme has yet to be
decided - if you have any ideas then contact the committee, or come to a meeting, and make a suggestion!
Relay For Life is not an athletic event and it is not a race. It is truly a community event, which it is open to anyone and everyone, from all ages
and backgrounds.
The Relay For Life also includes some special events:
Survivor Victory Lap
The first lap of the Relay is a special one devoted to, and walked by, cancer survivors. This celebrates the courage of survivors and symbolizes
hope for others who are battling the disease. Survivors are important people at the Relay, where there will be a reception tent just for
survivors. If you would like to register as a survivor, please contact our Survivorship Chairs.
Luminaria Ceremony
In addition to celebrating survivors, Relay also serves as a memorial for loved ones who have been lost. In this moving evening ceremony,
lighted Luminarias decorated with the names of loved ones are placed all around the track in their honor. Luminaria can be purchased for a
minimum donation of $5 each.
Kids Care Team Parade
Kids in grades K-8 can participate in their own segment of the Relay For Life. Kids will form teams of 5-7 members, pay a $10 registration fee,
and raise $10 each. They will receive a special T-shirt and will walk as teams in the Kids Care Team Parade.
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Tell me and I'll forget,
Show me and I may not remember,
Involve me, and I'll understand
- Native American Proverb
Show me and I may not remember,
Involve me, and I'll understand
- Native American Proverb
Relay for Life of North Branford
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The foundations of Relay For Life were laid in Tacoma, Washington, by local surgeon Dr. Gordy Klatt. In May 1985, following the death of a friend from cancer, Dr. Klatt decided to do something to help. He walked non-stop round a track for 24 hours, covering over 80 miles and raising some $27,00 for the American Cancer Society. Dr. Klatt's vision, however, was of a larger, relay style event. The following year he was joined by over 200 walkers and runners, and the "Relay For Life" as we know it today was born. From its humble beginnings in Dr. Klatt's first steps, Relay For Life has evolved into the signature fundraising event for the American Cancer Society. Relays are now held in almost 4,000 communities across the nation every year, making it the nation's largest fundraising event. In 2002, over 2.2 million participants raised $246 million to support the American Cancer Society's mission. The American Cancer Society is the nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives and diminishing suffering from cancer through, research, education, advocacy and service. To learn more, visit the American Cancer Society website at www.cancer.org. The Relay For Life section of the American Cancer Society website contains more information as well as a 'Why We Relay" video you can view. To visit this site, click here. |
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