Relay for Life at Mount Olive

A Relay For Life will be held on Saturday and Sunday, June 12 and 13 at Mount Olive High School, 18 Corey Road, Flanders. It will be one of many Relay For Life events that will be held in New Jersey this year.

Relay For Life is the signature fundraising event of the American Cancer Society. There are many components that make up a Relay For Life event, and there are many ways in which you can volunteer and participate in this special event.

To be involved with Relay For Life, you can be a Team Captain or Team Member, a Committee Member, you might be a Survivor or a Caregiver, or you might be an event sponsor, an "Event Day Volunteer" or a donor. Regardless of your participation, the best way to learn more about how to become involved in your local community is to speak to someone in your local Relay For Life.

What Is Relay For Life?
Relay began in 1985 when Dr. Gordy Klatt, a colorectal surgeon in Tacoma, Washington, ran and walked around a track for 24 hours to raise money for the American Cancer Society. Since then, Relay has grown from a single man’s passion to fight cancer into the world’s largest movement to end the disease. Each year, more than 3.5 million people in 5,000 communities in the United States, along with additional communities in 20 other countries, gather to take part in this global phenomenon and raise much-needed funds and awareness to save lives from cancer. Thanks to Relay participants, the American Cancer Society continues to save lives.

Philosophy – Why We Relay?
The American Cancer Society Relay For Life represents the hope that those lost to cancer will never be forgotten, that those who face cancer will be supported, and that one day cancer will be eliminated.

Why Relay?
Relay For Life is more than just a fundraiser. It’s a life-changing experience. At Relay, every person in the community has a chance to celebrate, remember, and fight back. And every person who participates joins others around the globe as part of this worldwide movement to end cancer.

Everyone's reason to Relay is as unique as their own personal story. At Relay, you can find healing, comfort, and support from others who have faced cancer or who have lost a loved one to the disease. You have a chance to meet people in the community who are equally as passionate about finding an end to cancer in our lifetime. You can thank all the people who have done so much to support you through your personal cancer experience. And you can gather together with friends, family, and colleagues to laugh, cry, and create lasting memories.

A Celebration of Cancer Survivorship
Relay is a moving celebration of cancer survivorship. The event begins with a Survivors Lap in which cancer survivors take a victory lap around the track. A candlelight ceremony is held later in the evening to honor cancer survivors and remember those who we’ve lost to this disease.

A Means of Unifying Communities
Cancer is indiscriminate and knows no boundaries. As voluntary organizations in the United States must serve an increasingly diverse population and customer base, the way in which the American Cancer Society does business will need to shift. Our ability to communicate appropriately and utilize partners in our efforts will facilitate our growth in reaching diverse communities and ultimately in reaching the 2015 goals of the Society. Inclusion is imperative.

For information about participation in this event, you may contact the Event Manager, Kate Schellhase at 973-285-8025 or Kate.Schellhase@cancer.org. For information and resources about this and other Relay For Life events or to find another event, you may go to http://www.relayforlife.org/.

Optimal Family Chiropractic will be attending the Relay For Life at Mount Olive and providing complimentary neck scans to any participant. We look forward to seeing you there.