Relay for Life Expands to Cinnaminson, All River Towns

The newly expanded American Cancer Society Relay for Life of the River Towns is looking for volunteers from Cinnaminson, as well as all other Delaware River communities.

The event, formerly the Relay for Life of Delran, is expanding to include all river towns for its June 6, 2015 event, the group announced on Thursday.

Towns involved now include: Cinnaminson, Delran, Palmyra, Riverton, Riverside, Delanco, Beverly, Edgewater Park, Willingboro, Burlington City and Burlington Township.

Relay for Life of the River Towns will host a kickoff event Sunday, Jan. 25, 3 p.m.-5 p.m. at Throwbacks, Route 130 South in Delran. Attendees will eat all the wings they like for a $7 donation.

At that time, event organizers will discuss how to raise money toward the volutneers’ goals.

The Relay for Life of the River Towns honors cancer survivors and caregivers, with the 2015 theme “Everyday Heroes are Survivors and Caregivers”, and will feature speakers from the community who have benefitted from the funds raised at Relay For Life. The event will be held on Saturday, June 6, 2015 beginning at 1pm at Delran High School on Hartford Road.

Relay For Life mobilizes communities throughout the country to celebrate people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost and provide participants with an opportunity to fight back against cancer.

Over 1,000 participants are involved in the celebration, which will host live entertainment, children’s’ activities, theme laps and contests to keep the momentum up.

At nightfall, hundreds of Luminaria candles will be lit around the track in a ceremony to honor cancer survivors as well as friends and family members lost to this dreaded disease.

The money raised goes directly to research, education, advocacy and support.

To register, visit www.relayforlife.org/rivertownsNJ.

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