FARMINGTON – The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Franklin County will get under way at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14, as event volunteers and participants gather at the UMaine Farmington campus in Room 023 of the Roberts Learning Center for a kick-off rally to launch fundraising efforts for the year.

Anyone interested in forming a team, volunteering for the event, joining the planning committee or finding out more about Relay For Life is encouraged to attend. Relay teams representing families, clubs, religious and civic organizations, neighborhoods and local businesses will join the race to beat cancer by celebrating survivorship and taking turns walking around the track. The 2010 Relay For Life of Franklin County is scheduled for June 4 and 5 at Mt. Blue High School.

The world’s largest grassroots fundraising movement, Relay For Life mobilizes communities throughout the country to celebrate people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost and provide participants with the opportunity to fight back against the disease.

Twenty-two Relay For Life events in Maine raised over $1.4 million last year for cancer research, education, advocacy and patient services, including transportation for cancer patients to treatments, one-on-one support for women with breast cancer, cosmetologist consultations for women being treated for cancer, tobacco control education and mammography outreach.

For more information about the Relay For Life of Franklin County, to find out how to volunteer or to RSVP for the Relay Kick-off, contact Megan Barrett at 373-3704 or [email protected]. More information can also be found at www.relayforlife.org/franklinme.

To learn more about the American Cancer Society or to get help, call anytime, day or night, at 1-800-227-2345 or visit cancer.org.

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