Relay For Life of Auburn Hills

Join us as we celebrate, remember and fight back against cancer at the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Auburn Hills event Saturday May 19.  Relay For Life is a 24-hour community based event.  There will be a DJ, lots of activities and entertainment for the whole family.  The event is free and open to the public.  All survivors and caregivers are welcome to attend and be our special guests of honor at the event. 

Relay starts with a Survivors Lap – an inspirational time when survivors are invited to circle the track together and help everyone celebrate the victories we’ve achieved over cancer.   We also recognize and celebrate caregivers at Relay For Life. These individuals give their time, love, and support to friends, family, neighbors, and coworkers who face cancer.

After dark, we honor people who have been touched by cancer and remember loved ones lost to the disease during the Luminaria Ceremony.  Candles are lit inside bags filled with sand, each one bearing the name of a person touched by cancer, and participants often walk a lap in silence.

Last, there is a Fight Back Ceremony, where we make a personal commitment to save lives by taking up the fight against cancer. That personal commitment may be to do something as simple as getting a screening test, quitting smoking, or talking to elected officials about cancer. By taking action, people are personally taking steps to save lives and fight back against a disease that takes too much

 For more information, please email elizabeth.schulmeister@cancer.org or call 248.663.3421

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