Relay for Life of the River Towns is a Week Away

The expanded Relay for Life of the River Towns is a week away, and participants have raised $68,114.36, according to the event website.

As of Sunday morning, a total of 54 teams and 377 participants had registered for the event, to be held Saturday, June 6, at Delran High School.

The final meeting for the event is Wednesday night at the Delran High School Library, 7:30 p.m.

Formerly known as Relay for Life of Delran, the event expanded to include all towns along the Delaware River for this year’s event.

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

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.