CANCER RESEARCH UK is encouraging family, friends and work colleagues in Dumfries & Galloway to get together and enter Relay For Life, a unique, team fundraising challenge.
Teams of between eight to 15 people, of all ages, levels of fitness and walks of life are asked to raise as much money as possible for life-saving cancer research.
Teams can raise vital funds through a wide range of activities from karaoke to quizzes, supermarket bag-packs to charity balls and donations from their family, friends and work colleagues. They are then invited to take part in an overnight Relay at Bladnoch Park, Wigtown on 6th July to celebrate their fundraising achievements.
Anne Barclay, volunteer Chair of Cancer Research UK’s Relay For Life in Dumfries & Galloway, said: “Relay For Life is a great way to spend time with your family, friends and colleagues while raising money for a truly worthwhile cause.”
During the Relay itself, team members take it in turns to walk round a track while everyone else enjoys the carnival atmosphere. As the event continues non-stop through the night, team members not on the track rest, eat, or sleep in their tents which are set up close by.
As dusk falls the specially made Candle of Hope bags – decorated with touching messages in memory or in celebration of loved ones – are filled with sand and lit up with candles around the track and glow long into the evening.
Anne continued: “One in two people in the UK will be diagnosed with cancer at some stage in their lives. Taking part in Relay For Life is about being part of a community united in the belief that it can make a difference. Cancer Research UK needs everyone in Dumfries & Galloway to act right now.
“We have made so much progress in the fight against this devastating disease, but it’s not just technology or knowledge that we need to win the battle to beat cancer– it’s funding.
“Today as many people survive cancer as die from cancer, but there’s much more work to do.”
For more information about Relay For Life visit cruk.org/relay or call 0300 123 1026
