Cancer survivors needed for Relay for Life

Submitted by
Melissa Jenson

Rainy River relay for Life would like to invite Cancer Survivors to participate as a special guest in the Canadian Cancer Relay For Life in Rainy River. Please join us as we celebrate survivorship. Cancer survivors will join together to start the event with the inspiring Survivors’ Victory lap. The involvement of survivors is critical to the success of Relay.
It is scheduled for Friday June 11, 2010 at 7.pm. at Riverview Track The Relay itself (run, walk, or stroll) is a 12 hour overnight, non-competitive event.
Survivors are our special guests. You are welcome to bring caregivers, family members and friends. Ask them to participate on teams. If you are participating on a team, you would be expected to pay the registration fee and raise funds as explained above.
Cancer survivors are welcomed at the Survivors’ Tent at a Survivor Reception where refreshments and dinner will be served. Survivors are introduced during the Opening Ceremony and are invited to begin the evening by walking the Survivors’ Victory Lap around the track (wheelchairs available). This is a declaration to the community that we are celebrating cancer survivorship.
To join the Survivors’ Victory Lap and attend the Survivors’ Reception, please R.S.V.P. by June 1, 2010 by registering online at www.relayforlife.ca or contacting Melissa Jenson at 807-852-3701/807-276-2918 or melissa_jenson@hotmail.com.