FARMINGTON — The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Franklin County has announced the date for their 2016 event, 5 p.m. to midnight Friday, May 20.

Lisa Dunham, the Society’s Community Manager for the event, said “We are very excited about year’s theme — Great Maine Outdoors.”

From assisting with planning the annual event to taking part the day-of, there are various volunteer opportunities for interested community members. “We are looking for people that have three to five hours per month to help with organizing the event — everything from helping with logistics, securing sponsors, asking for donations, planning the survivor and caregiver celebration and spreading the word about this important event,” said Dunham.

The Relay For Life program is a community-based event where teams and individuals camp out at a school, park, or fairground and take turns walking or running around a track or path. Each team has at least one participant on the track at all times and participates in raising funds to support the American Cancer Society’s mission to finish the fight against cancer. Four million people participated in more than 6,000 events worldwide in 2015.

FMI: relayforlife.org/FranklinME, 207-240-8128, [email protected].

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