Residents Lace Up Their Running Shoes For Relay For Life May 17-18

Registration is now open for the Arnold/Annapolis Relay for Life, set to take place from 2:00pm on Saturday, May 17, to 6:00am on Sunday, May 18, at Anne Arundel Community College. The overnight event – an American Cancer Society fundraiser organized in individual communities across the world – unites survivors, caregivers and other loved ones of all ages and backgrounds in a walk against cancer.

Teams will camp out around the AACC track overnight and members of each team will take turns walking around the track. The family-friendly environment will abound with games, activities, food and other entertainment to build camaraderie among participants.

The festivities will begin with an opening ceremony, followed by a survivors lap around the track. When the sun sets, a luminaria ceremony will remember those who have been lost to cancer, support those currently fighting it and honor those who have fought it in the past. At dawn, a closing ceremony will celebrate all those who stayed throughout the night and who have committed, through participation in Relay, to fight back against the disease over the next year.

For more information, call 443-618-8826 or find and like “Relay For Life of Arnold/Annapolis” on Facebook.