Relay For Life event brings cancer awareness to Mills Park in Carson City
Carson City, Douglas County, the American Cancer Society, and much of the community teamed up Saturday to participate in the 2018 Relay For Life at Mills Park in Carson City.
Cancer survivors and team members took turns walking around the green belt from 11 a.m. to sundown, signifying that cancer never sleeps.
On top of that, each team set up a themed camp site to continue their fundraising efforts by collecting donations for food, goods, games, and activities, the money accumulated counted towards their overall team fundraising goal.
“This event raises awareness towards cancer in the best way possible,” Mayor and fellow participant Bob Crowell said. “It gives a lending hand towards patients and cancer survivors while raising money for cancer research. It is just a great for the community to try to eliminate this terrible disease.”
Crowell, a ten-year cancer-free survivor, also had a connection towards the event.
“It’s a big deal to me,” he said. “It helps spread the message that cancer is not the end of the world and there is much more life to been seen and lived for.”
Along with raffle tickets, dunk tanks, and a kid zone, food and refreshments from Yogurt Beach helped participants cool down.
The 2018 Relay For Life event continues until 11 p.m. Saturday.
For more information about Relay For Life, go here
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