The 8th annual Seton Hall University Relay for Life will take place from 5 p.m. Fri., April 11 to 5 a.m. Sat., April 12, 2014 at the Richie Regan Fieldhouse on the South Orange, N.J. campus. It is sponsored by Colleges against Cancer.
More than 800 people, including 75 teams, are expected to camp-out and walk around a track overnight to raise money for the American Cancer Society. Last year, the Relay for Life raised more than $66,000 and the fundraising goal for this year is $70,000.The theme this year for the family-friendly event is a luau. There will be food, games and activities such as a limbo contest, hypnotist, photo booth and caricaturist. Another feature is luminaria which can be purchased and personalized with a name, photo, message or drawing in memory or honor of a friend or loved one who has been affected by cancer, or to honor a Relay participant.
A special survivor’s lap for will kick off the event. Cancer survivors will walk together for the first lap while the Relay’s other participants line the track and cheer them on.“We hold this event on campus so that someday people won’t ever have to hear the words, ‘You have cancer,’” said Leigha Kalman, Relay for Life chair.Register for the event: http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?pg=entry&fr_id=56607
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