Hundreds of cancer survivors, caregivers, volunteers, and teams of walkers from schools, companies, places of worship, and more will come together Friday for the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of The Villages.
The opening ceremony and a celebratory cancer survivors lap will take place at 3 p.m. There will be food, fun, activities and fundraising events happening all afternoon culminating with a Luminaria Ceremony at 8 p.m., in which candles are lit in honor and memory of locals who have battled cancer.
The event is being held at New Covenant United Methodist Church located at 3470 Woodridge Drive in The Villages.
The Relay For Life movement unites communities across the globe to celebrate people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and take action to finish the fight once and for all. Relay For Life events are community events 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 raises funds for the American Cancer Society in the months leading up to the event.