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American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Tinley Park/Orland Park - Kickoff Celebration - February 11, 2015

ACS Relay For Life of Tinley Park/Orland Park Kickoff Celebration February 11, 2015 Theme: Back to the Future "CANCER FREE"

Friends, neighbors and cancer survivors are coming together for a celebration on Wednesday, February 11th, 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., at Zion Lutheran Church in Tinley Park to kick off the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Tinley Park/Orland Park. Anyone who wishes to form a Relay team, volunteer to help with planning the event, or wants to hear more about this year’s highlights is encouraged to attend. There will be food, door prizes, raffle baskets, music, split the pot, kids’ games & prizes, guest speakers and much more! This is s FREE event. RSVP by Feb. 9th at 708-633-7771 or michelle.pruitt@cancer.org.

Relay For Life is an overnight event to “Celebrate. Remember. Fight Back.” The event celebrates the lives of those who have had cancer, remembers loved ones lost to the disease and rallies individuals to fight back against a disease that takes too much. Teams raise funds, before and during the event, to fight cancer. Relay For Life of Tinley Park/Orland Park will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. June 6- June 7 at Tinley Park High School in Tinley Park.

For more information, contact Michelle Pruitt at the local office of the American Cancer Society at 708-633-7771; email at michelle.pruitt@cancer.org or visit www.relayforlife.org/tinleyparkil.

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