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RELAY FOR LIFE - SHORELINE/NORTH SEATTLE on Saturday (6/7) at KINGS HIGH SCHOOL

Let's rally together and show our Shoreline Community Spirit by supporting the quest to end cancer!
Each year, more than 4 million people in over 20 countries raise much-needed funds and awareness to save lives from cancer through the Relay For Life movement. One of those events is right here in our own community.

WHAT: Shoreline/North Seattle RELAY FOR LIFE

· Organized, overnight community fundraising walk

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· Teams of people camp out around a track

· Members of each team take turns walking around the track

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·  Food, games and activities provide entertainment and build camaraderie

· Family-friendly environment for the entire community

WHEN:   Saturday, June 7th – 10 a.m. – Sunday, June 8th – 10 a.m., 2014

Because it’s a team event, individual participants are not required to be there the entire time. But it's so much fun, you'll find it hard to leave!

WHERE: Kings High School – 19303 Fremont Ave N  Seattle, WA  98133

WEB:  www.ShorelineRelay.org   Sign up to participate or simply make a donation to this great cause.

WHY:  While the American Cancer Society is making progress toward a world without cancer, only with your dedication and fundraising efforts can we finish the fight against the disease.

We aren’t just fighting one type of cancer – we’re fighting for every birthday threatened by every cancer in every community. Each person who shares the Relay For Life experience can take pride in knowing that they are working to create a world where this disease will no longer threaten our loved ones or rob anyone of another birthday.

Donations and support are making a difference in Research and various American Cancer Society programs including Hope Lodge, Road to Recovery,  Look Good . . . Feel Better, Reach to Recovery.

POWERFUL MOMENTS:

Survivor Lap – The event kicks off with all cancer survivors at the event taking the first lap around the track, celebrating their victory over cancer while cheered on by the other participants who line the track with their caregivers joining them on their second lap.  Relay For Life events recognize and celebrate caregivers – those who give time, love, and support to their friends, family, neighbors, and coworkers facing cancer.

Luminaria Ceremony – takes place after dark to remember people we have lost to cancer, honor those who have fought cancer in the past and support those whose fight continues.  

HISTORY: Relay for Life started right here in the Pacific Northwest! 

In May 1985, Dr. Gordy Klatt walked and ran for 24 hours around a track in Tacoma, Washington, ultimately raising $27,000 to help the American Cancer Society fight the nation’s biggest health concern – cancer.   A year later, 340 supporters joined the overnight event. Since those first steps, the Relay For Life movement has grown into a worldwide phenomenon, raising nearly $5 BILLION to fight cancer.

SPONSORS:    Trident Seafoods, UW Medicine/Northwest Hospital, KMCQ, King’s Schools, Aurora Rents, Fred Meyer, Highland Ice Arena, Buffalo Wild Wings, Spiro’s Pizza & Pasta and Shoreline Breakfast Rotary.

                                               

CONTACT:  

John Barrett, Event Chair – 206-786-0978 / JohnBarrett@hotmail.com

Curtis Thomas, Relay Specialist - 206.683.0942 / Curtis.Thomas@cancer.org

CELEBRATE    -    REMEMBER    -     FIGHT BACK

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