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Join us on Monday evening for our 2013 Relay For Life Kickoff with a "SONG"

Relay For Life of Oconee County Will Hold 2013 Kickoff with a "SONG" on Monday, October 22nd at 6 pm at the Oconee Civic Center

Relay For Life of Oconee County

Will Hold 2013 Kickoff with a “SONG” on

Monday, October 22nd at 6 pm

at the Oconee Civic Center

On Monday, October 22, 2012, the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Oconee County will officially get underway as event volunteers and participants gather at 6 pm at the Oconee Civic Center for a kickoff rally to launch their fundraising efforts for the year.  At our Kickoff we will CELEBRATE our Survivors, REMEMBER those we have lost and learn how to FIGHT BACK.  A local Oconee County Cancer Survivor will share their story of why they RELAY! This also will be an opportunity to register a team and get more information for the overnight event to be held on March 22, 2013 at Oconee County High School.

Everyone is welcome to join us for our 2013 Kickoff with a "SONG"

WHEN – Monday, October 22, 2012

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WHERE – 6 pm Oconee Civic Center

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 an opportunity to fight back against the disease. Relay brings together friends, families, businesses, hospitals, schools, faith-based groups . . . people from all walks of life – all aimed at furthering the American Cancer Society’s vision of creating a world with less cancer and more birthdays.

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Relay For Life began in 1985 with one man who walked and ran around a track for 24 hours and raised $27,000 for the American Cancer Society. This year, Relay For Life will take place in nearly 5,100 communities in the United States and 20 other countries and will raise funds to support the Society’s mission of saving lives by helping people stay well, by helping people get well, by finding cures and fighting back.

HOW – To join a Relay For Life in your community, call 706-543-2240, or visit relayforlife.org/oconeega

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