Mark your calendars for the area’s first Relay For Life event, taking place this year in west Boca Raton on Saturday, May 2, at Olympic Heights High School (20101 Lyons Road). The global event is held by the American Cancer Society to honor cancer survivors, caregivers and volunteers.
More than 4 million people from 20-plus countries participate in Relay For Life to raise money for cancer research and care, as well as awareness. At each of the Relay For Life community event, teams and individuals gather at a school, park or fairground and take turns walking or running around a track or path. Each team has at least one participant on the track at all times.
Joining Relay For Life is free. The concept is that teams get together and fundraise for the American Cancer Society. There’s also fundraising that takes place during the events. Another option, if you can’t physically be at the walk, is to make a donation.
West Boca’s event starts at 12 p.m. and ends at 12 a.m. The organizers have planned activities throughout the 12 hours, including opening and closing ceremonies, tributes to survivors and caregivers and a luminaria.
To sign up or make a donation for the May 2 event, go to West Boca Relay For Life, go to Relay For Life West Boca Raton. The event contact is Jennifer DeGruccio, who you can reach at 954/200-7533 or jennifer.degruccio@cancer.org.
Other local Relay For Life events on later Saturdays in the month include one in East Boca Raton, starting at Mizner Park Amphitheater, May 9, and in Delray Beach, starting at Old School Square Park, May 16.
To sign up for other local Relay For Life events, go to this link.
