FARMINGTON – The annual Franklin County Relay For Life kicks off will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13, in the Roberts Learning Center, University of Maine at Farmington, 246 Main St.

Anyone interested in joining the planning committee, becoming a team captain, volunteering or finding out more about Relay For Life is encouraged to attend the kick-off.

Relay teams representing families, clubs, religious and civic organizations, neighborhoods and corporations will join the race to beat cancer by celebrating survivorship and taking turns walking around the track. There will be music and food.

Relay For Life is the American Cancer Society’s largest signature event as well as the most successful national fundraiser.

For more information about Relay For Life, to find out how to volunteer or to RSVP for the kick-off, contact Megan Barrett at 373-3704 or visit www.relayforlife.org/franklinme.

Call 800-227-2345 anytime day or night for cancer information, connections to services for cancer patients or to talk.