JOHNSON,Vt. – Starting at 6:00pm on May 3rd, men, women and children will come together for an overnight gathering of celebration and remembrance during the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life event on the Johnson State College Campus. The College community has worked tirelessly over the past few months to raise money and awareness for the fight against cancer; a disease that will affect one in three Americans in their lifetime, accounting for more than 1.5 million cases this year.
The American Cancer Society Relay for Life is one important way to make a difference in the fight against cancer. This year, millions of Relay participants in thousands of local communities across the country will raise millions of dollars to further the American Cancer Society's mission of saving lives and creating more birthdays by helping people get well, helping people stay well, finding cures and fighting back.
Student and staff event organizers say they are looking forward to engaging the community in this important and moving event. "The American Cancer Society spends the funds raised through Relay for Life on cancer-fighting efforts that benefit everyone in the community," said Kristin Cannon, Coordinator of Student-Athlete Development at Johnson State College. So far, the event as raised over $6,500 and has nearly two hundred people committed to walking.
The American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Johnson will take place on May, 3rd on the campus of Johnson State College. For more information, call 802-635-1498 or visit Johnson State's relay for life website.
The American Cancer Society combines an unyielding passion with nearly a century of experience to save lives and end suffering from cancer. We save lives by helping people stay well by preventing cancer or detecting it early; 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.
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