Hackettstown Relay for Life Kickoff Meeting Feb. 4th

Hackettstown, NJ –January 27th, 2015 -- The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Greater Hackettstown will have the Relay For Life Kickoff event on Wednesday, February 4th, 2015 beginning at 7:00PM at Centenary College of NJ - Lackland Center, Presidents Circle Room - 400 Jefferson Street, Hackettstown, NJ 07840. The Society is inviting all community members from the Greater Hackettstown region to participate in this fun evening event while learning all about the 2015 Relay For Life of Greater Hackettstown!

The program will honor cancer survivors and caregivers and feature the Society’s mission to save lives from cancer. Speakers will include Survivors, American Cancer Society Staff, Relay For Life Team Captains and Committee members, all who will share their stories and why they Relay.

Relay For Life is a community event where teams and individuals camp out at a school, park, fairground, or facility and take turns walking or running around a track. Each team has at least one participant on the track at all times and participates in fundraising that supports the American Cancer Society’s mission to save lives and finish the fight against cancer. Four million people participated in more than 6,000 events worldwide in 2014.

Visit www.relayforlife.org/greaterhackettstownnj to learn more about the program. Additionally, you may contact Tracey DePano at 973-285-8025 or Tracey.Depano@cancer.org

About the American Cancer Society

The American Cancer Society is a global grassroots force of more than three million volunteers saving lives and fighting for every birthday threatened by every cancer in every community. As the largest voluntary health organization, the Society’s efforts have contributed to a 20 percent decline in cancer death rates in the U.S. since 1991, and a 50 percent drop in smoking rates. Thanks in part to our progress nearly 14 million Americans who have had cancer and countless more who have avoided it will celebrate more birthdays this year. We’re determined to finish the fight against cancer. We’re finding cures as the nation’s largest private, not-for-profit investor in cancer research, ensuring people facing cancer have the help they need and continuing the fight for access to quality health care, lifesaving screenings, clean air, and more. For more information, to get help, or to join the fight, call us anytime, day or night, at 1-800-227-2345 or visit cancer.org.