Fairfield Relay for Life to Hold Kickoff Event

The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Fairfield will hold a free kickoff for the annual event on February 18th at 6:30pm at the Fairfield Ludlowe High School Audirorium, 785 Unquowa Rd, Fairfield, CT 06824. Everyone is invited to the kickoff to learn about how to help the American Cancer Society save more lives from cancer.

The program will highlight how the community has benefited from funds raised and will honor cancer survivors and caregivers. Guests will have the opportunity to register a team for the Relay For Life event, which will be held on Saturday, June 11th at the Fairfield Ludlowe High School Track.

The Relay For Life movement unites communities across the globe to celebrate people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and take action to finish the fight once and for all. Relay For Life events are community gatherings where teams and individuals camp out at a school, park, or fairground and take turns walking or running around a track or path. Teams participate in fundraising in the months leading up to the event.

The Relay For Life movement is the world’s largest fundraising event to fight every cancer in every community, with four million participants in 6,000 events worldwide in 2015. Last year, 1,290 people participated in the Relay For Life of Fairfield and raised $210,000.

“This is our community’s opportunity to help save lives from cancer by taking our message to more people and raising more dollars to fund the fight,” said Joe Barbetta, Relay For Life of Fairfield Co-Event Lead, American Cancer Society New England Board of Division. “Together, our efforts can make a big difference.”

Visit relayforlife.org or www.relayforlife.org/fairfieldct to learn more about the event, or contact Grace Scinto at (203) 563-1520 or grace.scinto@cancer.org.