Register Now To Volunteer For Relay For Life

The American Cancer Society is recruiting teams for its number one national fund-raiser, Relay For Life. The American Cancer Society’s signature event will be coming to the University of Cincinnati, as well as 23 other communities in southwest Ohio. This is the second year that UC has hosted the event on campus.

The American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life at UC – an overnight campout, retreat, and party experience – is set for 6 p.m. Friday, April 30 through noon Saturday, May 1 at McMicken Commons. 

The American Cancer Society Relay For Life is a community event that gives everyone the opportunity to participate in the fight against cancer. It represents the hope that those lost to cancer will never be forgotten, that those who face cancer will be supported and that each dollar raised will take us one step closer to a cure.  
 
In addition to the UC community, area businesses, clubs, families, friends, hospitals, churches, schools and service organizations are encouraged to form teams. Teams consist of 10 to 15 people who camp out overnight and take turns walking around a track while enjoying 18 straight hours of emotional energy, music, games, camaraderie and entertainment. Each team is asked to have a representative walking at all times to signify that “cancer doesn’t sleep, so neither will we!”  Teams are challenged to raise a minimum of $1,000 to fight cancer.

The UC Center for Community Engagement is recruiting volunteers to serve as team captains as well as to serve on UC Relay For Life committees. For more information, check the Center for Community Engagement web site. The web site also links to online information about team registration. Registration also will be available at the Relay For Life rally that will take place from 7-8 p.m. Wednesday, March 10 in the Event Pavilion.

To contact the American Cancer Society, call toll-free at 1-888-ACS-OHIO (1-888-227-6446).