The Canadian Cancer Society is making some bold changes to its Relay For Life events in Guelph and Fergus.
To help welcome more families and people, the Guelph event on June 5 and the Fergus event on June 12 will feature a shorter event duration, running from 6 p.m. to 12 midnight. Participants can join the event as individuals, or as part of a team of friends, relatives or coworkers.
“This year’s new format will still encompass all of the amazing aspects that people love about Relay but will be packed into a six-hour event,” says Candice Coghlan, community fundraising specialist for the Canadian Cancer Society’s Wellington County Community Office.
“We are excited to evolve and strengthen our signature fundraiser in order to raise more money for our important mission work,” she adds.
Regular physical activity helps protect against cancer. It’s also one of the best ways to stay at a healthy body weight, which reduces a person’s risk of cancer. It is for these reasons that the society is reintroducing relay batons to the event and encouraging participants to set a distance goal for the event (e.g. one to 10km) on an individual or team basis. Pre-event training walk sessions will be offered to participants and led by volunteer walk leaders. 2015 marks the 16th anniversary for Relay For Life in Ontario. In 2014, local residents fought back against cancer in Wellington County and raised more than $141,828 to fund life-saving research, support services for local patients and other important work that means fewer Canadians will be touched by the disease.
To learn more about the Canadian Cancer Society, call 1-888-939-3333 or visit cancer.ca.
