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Jay Relay For Life Continues
April 16, 2010
The Jay Relay of Life continues today at Jay High School.
Teams including Duramed, EREC, Jay Elementary, Jay Hospital, Jay United Methodist Church, Jay Medical, Jay Vision, Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church, Purple Power, Quantum Resources and Training wheels will take part in this year’s Jay Relay at Jay High School. Over 250 participants are signed up for the event.
The Jay Relay began Friday night with a Survivor’s Lap — an inspirational time when survivors are invited to circle the track together and help everyone celebrate the victories achieved over cancer.
The American Cancer Society Relay For Life is a life-changing event that gives everyone in communities across the globe a chance to celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against the disease. At Relay, teams of people camp out at a local high school, park, or fairground and take turns walking or running around a track or path. Each team is asked to have a representative on the track at all times during the event. Because cancer never sleeps, Relays are usually overnight events.
Teams are made up of businesses, churches, friends and families working together to raise money for, and awareness of, cancer research.
Relay offers great family fun for those not directly participating on a team — with tent campsites offering lots of food for sale, arts, crafts, fun and games.
Relay for Life events are scheduled as follows in the North Escambia area:
- Jay — April 16, Jay High School, Alabama Street, 6 p.m.
- Atmore — April 24, Tom Byrne Park, noon (following parade)
- Century — April 24, Kayo Stanton Stadium, old Century High School, noon.
- North Pensacola — April 30, Tate High School, Cantonment, 6 p.m.
- Pensacola — May 7, Pensacola Junior College, 6 p.m.
For more information on an individual Relay for Life event, click the name of the Relay above.
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I always find the opening ceremony and Survivor lap to be very emotional for me. The community really comes together for this event and I’m pretty proud of this little town Jay.