On Saturday April 1, 2017, the Relay for Life of Parkland will be holding their Annual Fund-raising event benefiting the American Cancer Society. The event will take place at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High school, 5901 Pine Island Road, Parkland, FL 33076, from 3-10pm on the Football field and track. Each year the relay has a specific theme. The theme this year is Circus for a Cure. There are many community, business and school teams that raise money prior to the event and the day of Relay, they set up booths to further support the event. Each Team will have the opportunity to raise funds in their own way by selling food and drink or having a carnival game to play. There is still time to register your Team.
Relay for Life is an amazing event where cancer survivors and families come out to raise money as well as find healing, support and comfort from the community. This event is also a time where family and friends get together to honor those who have passed on due to cancer. When the sun goes down, there is a special lap dedicated to the ones who have left us too soon. The Luminaria Bags are lit and the lights are turned off. It is a very humbling and emotional time at the Event. It is something to experience.
Please come out and help support your community and Relay for Life. There will be plenty of live entertainment for the whole family. Each person who shares the Relay experience can take pride in knowing that they are working to create a world where this disease will no longer threaten the lives of our loved ones or steal another year of anyone’s life. For more information on registering a team or becoming a sponsor for the event, contact Melanie Wigren at 954-200-7532 or Melanie.Wigren@cancer.org.
