Glen Rock Relay For Life Raises $36,000 For American Cancer Society

GLEN ROCK, N.J. — They walked for hours. They walked all night. They walked for those who couldn’t.

Dozens of people participated in the Relay for Life at Alexander Hamilton Elementary School Saturday afternoon to Sunday morning.

More than 160 participants from 19 teams donated $36,700 to the American Cancer Society. The participants included cancer survivors, their caregivers, and the relatives and friends of people who died from the insidious disease.

Team Go The Distance raised more than $10,100, the most of any team. The money brought in will be donated to the American Cancer Society. It will help fund cancer research initiatives that have saved the lives of 14 million cancer survivors. People camped out in tents near the track at the all-night event.

The event symbolized the ongoing fight against cancer. At least one person walked around the track at all times.

The event began at 3 p.m. when cancer survivors and their caregivers walked a lap around the running track.

A candlelight Luminaria ceremony was held at 10 p.m. Personalized notes were written on white bags and a candle was placed inside each one. The bags were placed around the track’s perimeter, lighting the path people were walking.

Glen Rock TV covered the event and created a video.