Local participants are preparing to once again join together at the annual Relay For Life of Bulloch County/Georgia Southern University to help raise funds for cancer research. On Friday, April 21, Relay for Life will be held on Main Street in downtown Statesboro beginning at 6pm.
At Relay for Life events, individuals and teams set up around a path or track. Each team has at least one participant on the track at all times, symbolizing the battle waged around the clock by those facing cancer. Each participant raises money and awareness to help the American Cancer Society (ACS) save lives.
Funds raised from Relay For Life events allow the ACS to attack cancer in dozens of ways – from developing breakthrough therapies and innovative research, to building supportive communities that come together to help those affected by cancer with access to treatment. Current fundraising rankings and tallies for the Statesboro Relay are available here, with Lori Wiggins and the College of Education leading the pack at $7,732 raised!
Participants and community members are asked to bring canned goods to Relay to help hold down luminaria bags during the event. After the Relay, these cans will be donated to our local food bank.
Schedule of Events
- 1:00pm Teams can begin setting up
- 5:30pm Survivors area will be Open
- 6:00pm Event begins
- 6:30pm Opening Ceremonies
- 6:40pm Survivor & Care Giver lap
- 7:00-8:30pm Local entertainment-School of Rock
- 8:45pm Luminaria Ceremony
- 9:00pm Local entertainment helps us celebrate
- 10:00pm Closing Remarks
To join this year’s Relay for Life of Bulloch County/Georgia Southern University, click here. If you have questions, please contact Lauren McGrath, ACS Senior Development Manager for the Southeast Region, at 912-341-6674 or [email protected].
