RELAY FOR LIFE EXPANDS TO TWO LOCATIONS WEEKEND EVENT SET FOR AVC, MCADAM PARK.Byline: Daily News ANTELOPE VALLEY This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley - The American Cancer Society's annual 24-hour Relay For Life Relay For Life (often shortened to Relay) is a fundraising event of the American Cancer Society, and is now held in many other countries. It is an overnight event designed to spread awareness of cancer prevention, treatments and cures, celebrate survivorship and raise money will expand to two locations for the first time in the event's 10-year local history. The event this weekend will be held at McAdam Park in Palmdale and at Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. in Lancaster after outgrowing its former home at Quartz Hill High School Quartz Hill High School is a public, co-educational high school located in Lancaster, California. Founded in 1964, it is the third oldest comprehensive high school in the Antelope Valley High School District (AVHSD). . ``We got too big. We realized we were getting larger and larger,'' said Celyna Meade, director of the American Red Cross' Antelope Valley office. Volunteers are needed from community organizations, churches, businesses and neighborhoods to help at the relay and to participate as team captains. Event organizers hope to raise more than $300,000. At the relay, walkers and runners will circle the college track and a McAdam walkway walkway Rehabilitation medicine An instrument used to measure the timing of foot contact and or position of the foot on the ground in relays from Saturday morning until Sunday morning Sunday Morning may refer to:
Cancer survivors Cancer survivors are those individuals with cancer of any type, current or past, who are still living. The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) pioneered the definition of survivor as from the time of diagnosis and for the balance of life, a person diagnosed with are needed to participate in the inspirational Survivor's Lap, which will be held during the opening ceremonies. Participants camp out around the track, and when they aren't taking their turn walking, they take part in activities with family, neighbors, and co-workers. ``There will be activities for attendees of all ages,'' said Dave La Plante, chairman for the Palmdale site. ``There will be cancer prevention, healthy lifestyle and nutrition education available so that we can all learn how to take charge of our health.'' Local bands will perform at both sites. The line-up for Lancaster includes the Tonedawgs, NightWinds and Silent Planet. For Palmdale, there will be performances by Boulevard Knights, Fusebox and NightWinds. Both sites will be holding their first Relay Idol and Miss Relay pageants as well. The Miss Relay contestants will be men dressed like women. Children's author Cherokee Wyatt's character Margaret Mouse will pose for photos with children from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Lancaster event. Children age 10 and younger can participate in a coloring contest for a free set of Margaret Mouse books. ``We are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. volunteers, team captains, cancer survivors and their families, and for local businesses to help us with donations and underwriting,'' said La Plante. A team generally consists of eight to 15 members, and can be made up of neighbors, family members, co- workers, church friends, students and children. Each team member is asked to collect $100 in donations for the American Cancer Society American Cancer Society, n.pr established in 1913, this national volunteer-based health organization is committed to the elimination of cancer through prevention and treatment and to diminishing cancer suffering through advocacy, scholarship, research, . ``Relay For Life is as much an awareness raiser about progress against cancer as it is a fundraiser to fight cancer,'' said Jedi Lobos, representative for the Lancaster site. ``Many of the participants will be people who have been cured of cancer themselves.'' Funds raised will help pay for services for cancer patients and their families, to offer educational programs and to expand cancer research programs, added Lobos. Registration forms and information about the Relay For Life are available from the American Cancer Society at (800) ACS-2345, or by calling Allison Whiteman at the society's Antelope Valley Community Office at (661) 945-7585, option 3. For information on cancer prevention, detection, and treatment, visit the society's Web site at www.cancer.org. |
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