Join the Relay For Life at Riis Park

The American Cancer Society is seeking team captains and volunteers for the 11th Annual Relay For Life of the Rockaways at Riis Park, taking place on June 12-13, 2010. Survivors of all ages will walk around a running track in a victory lap and friends will honor loved ones lost to the disease and celebrate those who are winning the battle in an evening candlelight vigil. The non-competitive overnight event joins teams of 8 to 15 people who camp out at community sites and take turns circling a track or path to raise awareness and funds to support cancer research, education, advocacy and patient services in the community. Highlighting the evening is the luminaria service held after dark to honor cancer survivors and to remember those who have lost the battle against cancer. The luminaria candles line the track and are left burning throughout the night to remind participants of the incredible importance of their contributions. For those who participate in Relay For Life, the event represents the hope that those lost to cancer will never be forgotten, that those who face cancer will be supported, and that the disease will be one day be eliminated. To find out more about Relay For Life, call Taliah Duchatelier at 718-261-1092, ext. 5511 (http://www.relayforlife.org/riisparkNY). For cancer information 24 hours a day, seven days a week, call 1-800-ACS-2345.

Dedicated volunteers who are interested in joining the committee and planning the event, forming a teams and participating in the event, and/or volunteering the day of the event. We also are looking for Survivors and Caregivers who would like to participate in the Relay as we honor Survivors and Caregivers in a special lap at the beginning of the Relay. Committee members are asked to: recruit community, corporate and family team participants, attend monthly local committee meetings, assist in securing sponsorships and in-kind donations (food, beverages, tents, etc.), help generate publicity about Relay, attend the kick-off party and volunteer on the evening of the Relay.