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American Cancer Society Announces Relay For Life in 2019
Join the cancer fight in Westchester, Rockland and in Putnam Counties
Relay For Life Events In Westchester, Rockland and Putnam County
Chappaqua, Eastchester, Harrison, Katonah-Lewisboro, Tarrytown, Yonkers, Yorktown
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Brewster, Mahopac and Patterson
New Windsor, NY (February 18, 2019) – The American Cancer Society is proud to announce that eleven community led Relay For Life events and two college campus events are planned across Westchester, Rockland and Putnam in 2019. With an estimated 111,870 new cancer cases in the state of New York in 2019, residents are asked to unite with the American Cancer Society to raise funds and awareness to save lives, celebrate lives and lead the fight for a world without cancer.
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Volunteers Needed
Residents are asked to help through planning, fundraising, set up, promotion and marketing, securing sponsors, organizing a cancer survivor reception, planning opening ceremonies, event logistics, security and entertainment. “Whether you can offer a few hours or can help throughout the spring, the American Cancer Society has a role for you to become involved in this community movement,” said Kaitlin Chieco, Senior Manager of Community Development for the American Cancer Society. In addition to volunteer opportunities supporting Relay For Life, the Society welcomes volunteers interested in helping patient support programs at local hospitals, driving patients to treatment when they cannot drive themselves, supporting the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer movements, plus other service roles. For more information on volunteer opportunities, please call 800.227.2345.
Upcoming Relay For Life events
During May and June, communities will be celebrating cancer patients in treatment and beyond; remembering those lost to cancer and fighting back against cancer at locations in our area. College students along with staff at Iona College and Pace University will unite to join in the Relay tradition on campus in March and April.
Putnam County
June 1
Relay For Life of Brewster, Brewster High School
Contact: Tracey Walsh, Tracey.Walsh@cancer.org,845-216-1139
Relay For Life of Mahopac, Mahopac High School
Contact: Kaitlin Chieco, Kaitlin.chieco@cancer.org, 203-563-1525
June 8
Relay For Life of Patterson, Patterson Fire Dept. No. 1
Contact: Tracey Walsh, Tracey.Walsh@cancer.org,845-216-1139mail and phone
Rockland County
June 8
Relay For Life of Rockland County, Central Avenue Field
Contact: Siobhan Gelb, SiobhanGelb@cancer.org, 845-440-2509
Westchester County
May 18
Relay For Life of Eastchester, Lake Isle Country Club
Contact: Taylor Filanowski, Taylor.Filanowski@cancer.org 203-563-1530
Relay For Life of Chappaqua, Horace Greeley High School
Contact: Taylor Filanowski, Taylor Filanowski@cancer.org 203-563-1530
May 31
Relay For Life of Yonkers, Gorton High School
Contact: Grace Scinto, Grace.Scinto@cancer.org 203-563-1520
June 8
Relay For Life of The Tarrytown’s, Sleepy Hollow High School
Contact: Grace Scinto, Grace.Scinto@cancer.org 203-563-1520
Relay For Life of Harrison, Harrison High School
Contact: Lindsey Hanley, Lindsey.Hanley@cancer.org 203-563-1514
June 14
Relay For Life of Yorktown, Jack DeVito Memorial Field
Contact: Lindsey Hanley, Lindsey.Hanley@cancer.org, 203-563-1514
Relay For Life of Katonah-Lewisboro, John Jay High School
Contact: Tracey Walsh, Tracey.Walsh@cancer.org, 845-216-1139
College Relay For Life in Westchester County
Students, staff and alumni are invited to join on campus Relay activities at the Relay For Life of Iona College on March 30, 2019 and the Relay For Life of Pace on April 12, 2019. For more information, please call 800.227.2345.
Founded by Dr. Gordy Klatt in Washington in 1985, the Relay For Life movement is the world’s largest fundraising event to save lives from cancer. “Uniting communities across the globe, we celebrate people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and take action for lifesaving change,” said Patti Lestrange Mack, Communications Director, American Cancer Society. “During Relay For Life events, members of each team take turns walking around the track or path. Teams participate in fundraising in the months leading up to the event.”
Last year, 2 million participants in the U.S. raised more than $230 million at more than 3,500 events worldwide to help the American Cancer Society attack cancer in dozens of ways, each of them critical to achieving a world without cancer – from developing breakthrough therapies to building supportive communities, from providing empowering resources to deploying activists to raise awareness. Funds raised support the American Cancer Society 24/7 cancer help line and free rides to chemo. By joining the Relay For Life event, you can help attack cancer from every angle.
Join or donate to the Relay For Life movement in our community. Visit RelayForLife.org or call 800.227.2345.
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