Relay For Life of Palos/Worth/Ridge Hosting Relay Birthday Celebration

The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Palos/Worth/Ridge will hold its annual Relay For Life Kick-off Open House honoring American Cancer Society’s 100 Birthday from 6-8:30 pm on Wednesday, February 13 at Alan B. Shepard High School (13049 South Ridgeland Avenue, Palos Heights). Friends, neighbors, cancer survivors, caregivers and anyone interested in learning more about Relay For Life are encouraged to attend.

The Kick-off event offers information about the American Cancer Society’s mission of saving lives faster by helping people stay well, helping people get well, finding cures and fighting back. Refreshments will be served, and guests will have the opportunity to win prizes and learn more about the exciting activities planned for this year’s Relay For Life.

Relay For Life is an overnight event where teams of local businesses, schools, churches, community groups and families build awareness and raise funds - prior to and at the event - to fight cancer. While the main objective of Relay For Life is to raise money for cancer research and cancer patients, the event helps spread cancer awareness, celebrate the lives of survivors, remember those who lost their lives to cancer and unite a community in the fight against cancer.

This year’s American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Palos/Worth/Ridge will be held May 11 at Alan B. Shepard High School. Volunteers are needed to organize and recruit teams, secure community support, coordinate logistics, obtain refreshments and prizes, assist with publicity and plan entertainment activities for this exciting and energizing event. 

For more information on the Relay For Life kick-off celebration, contact the American Cancer Society at 708-633-7770 ext. 3 or visit Relayforlife.org/palosil. Teams may register on-line anytime.