Manchester Relay For Life Slated For This Weekend

The Relay for Life of Manchester kicks off this weekend at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday at the Manchester Township High School Athletic Field on South Colonial Drive. 

Relay For Life is a celebration of survivorship – an occasion to express hope and our shared goal to end a disease that threatens the lives of so many people we love. Proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society.

The public is welcome.  The event will feature food, live music, games and activities. For more information, go to  www.relayforlife.org/manchesternj

Event Schedule:

There will be a survivors' dinner at 5 p.m. in the Manchester Township High School cafeteria that is not open to the public.

Opening ceremonies will begin at 6:30 p.m., followed by a Survivor/Caregiver lap and a team banner lap.

The rest of the schedule of events includes:

4 p.m.  Tent Set-Up/Work on Team Banner

5 p.m. Survivor's Dinner (Cafeteria)

6:30 p.m. Opening Ceremony (followed by Survivor/Caregiver Lap, Team Banner Lap)

7:15 p.m. - 12:30 a.m. Rock out with local bands - Live Music, Bacon Jam, and Half Daze!

7:15 p.m. Simon Says with Team Oriental Express and BINGO with Diane Z.

8:30 p.m  Rita's Ice Olympics

9 p.m. - 11 p.m  Games 2U Video Game Theater

10 p.m. Luminaria Ceremony

11:15 p.m. Fight Back Ceremony, Lip Dub Run Through, and Mr./Ms. Relay Pageant Contestants Formed

12 a.m. Midnight Madness, Mr./Ms. Relay Contestants Introduced, Lip Dub - Best Days of My Life

1 a.m Zumba, Mr./Ms. Relay Winners Announced, Water Balloon Mayhem

2 a.m.DJ D-Mac Dance Party

3 a.m. Pancake Breakfast, Pancake Eating Contest, BINGO

4 a.m. Yoga

4:45 a.m. Team Unity Lap

5 a.m.  Closing Ceremony/Awards

American Cancer Society Contact is Kirby Reed   kirby.reed@cancer.org  404.653.8071