BELLOWS FALLS — The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Southern Vermont will hold a free kickoff for the annual event on Saturday, March 30, at American Legion Post 37, 42 Rockingham St.
Doors will open at 1 p.m. and the event will end at 4 p.m. The kickoff is free and open to the public and serves as opportunity for the community to learn about how to help the American Cancer Society save more lives from cancer.
“Kickoff is a great opportunity to showcase the many programs and services the American Cancer Society provides,” said Taryn Sidney, volunteer event team leader, in a news release. “It is also a great time for us to answer questions and invite new participants into our event, since we recently merged Windham and Windsor Relays. It's a great change that will bring us a lot of success in future years.”
The American Cancer Society Relay For Life movement is the world's largest peer-to-peer fundraising event to save lives from cancer. At Relay For Life events, participants celebrate people who have been touched by cancer, remember loved ones lost, and take action for lifesaving change.
During the kickoff event, community members will have the opportunity to register a team for the Relay For Life of Southern Vermont, which will be held June 22-23, from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., at Bellows Falls Union High School.
Funds raised help the American Cancer Society attack cancer in dozens of ways, from developing breakthrough therapies to building supportive communities and from providing empowering resources to deploying activists to raise awareness.