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Relay For Life at Warwick - June 20 & 21, 2008

A Message From Our Honorary Chair, Mayor Scott Avedisian

Dear Friends,

I am pleased to serve as honorary chairman for the 2008 Relay For Life of Warwick, and invite you to join me and hundreds of Rhode Islanders at this annual event, which has raised tens of thousands of dollars to help cancer patients and their families.

In a close-knit community like Warwick and in a state as small as Rhode Island, it’s hard to find anyone whose life has not been affected by cancer in some way. Relay For Life celebrates cancer survivors and gives all of us a tangible way to help raise funds that are so vital to the research, advocacy, education, and patient services of the American Cancer Society. It is also an emotional event, filled with hope, friendship and support.

In my capacity as Mayor, I am proud that the City of Warwick has been involved with the Relay since its inception here several years ago. However, I am also involved for personal reasons. Five years ago, I lost my parents, George and Jackie, to cancer, so I appreciate firsthand how the disease affects patients, their families and friends and understand the importance of helping to support such a worthwhile cause.

I hope you will join me at Pilgrim High School on June 20 and 21 for the annual Relay For Life. If you’re not able to participate on a team, please consider sponsoring a participant or making a donation to the American Cancer Society.

Thank you in advance for your support.

Sincerely,

Scott Avedisian
Mayor

The American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life community event in Warwick which includes all of Kent County and raised more than $99,000 for the fight against cancer last year. This year, we want our Relay to be even bigger and better! Come join us to find out how you can make a difference!

Words can never adequately describe Relay For Life ®. You just have to experience it. It’s a combination of sights, sounds, and activities and an outpouring of emotions — hope, unity, perserverance, and triumph for so many cancer survivors. It is the tender memories of those we have lost to cancer.

Relay For Life is a fun-filled overnight event designed to celebrate survivorship and raise money for research, advocacy, education, and patient services of the American Cancer Society. During the event, teams gather at schools, fairgrounds, or parks and take turns walking or running laps. Each team tries to keep at least one team member on the track at all times.

Relay For Life represents the hope that those lost to cancer will never be forgotten, that those who face cancer will be supported, and that one day, cancer will be eliminated.

Sign up today to become a part of the Relay phenomenon. It’s a life-altering experience... emotionally compelling and camaraderie at its best. Whatever Relay means to you, every person involved helps bring us one step closer to eliminating cancer.

Relay For Life unites millions of people in thousands of communities nationwide each year to raise money to help prevent cancer, save lives, and diminish suffering from the disease. Every dollar you raise makes a difference to people whose lives are touched by cancer.

Relay started with one man’s vision, and it's now the largest nonprofit fundraising event in the world. That’s the power of purple – the power of people like you. Because every life counts.

About Relay For Life and the American Cancer Society

It brings men, women and children together for an overnight gathering of celebration and remembrance. It raises funds for the fight against cancer, a disease that will affect one in three Americans in their lifetime, and will result in more than one million new diagnoses this year. What is it? It's Relay For Life, the American Cancer Society's signature activity, and it's happening soon in your community.

The American Cancer Society Relay For Life is one important way to make a difference in the fight against cancer. This year, three million Relay For Life participants in 4,200 local communities across the country will raise millions of dollars to fuel the American Cancer Society's mission. As the nationwide, community-based volunteer heath organization, the American Cancer Society is dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer through research, education, advocacy, and patient services.

So what happens when you support Relay For Life? Here are just a few examples:

Finding a cure - To date, the American Cancer Society has spent more than $2.5 billion on research. That research has led to advances such as the Pap test, the bone marrow transplant, and drugs such as Tamoxifen and Gleevec, which have positively affected and even saved the lives of many people with cancer.
Spreading the word - Volunteers educate their neighbors about cancer prevention and early detection; two things that save lives.
Calling for change - American Cancer Society vounteer advocates work tirelessly with elected officials to make cancer issues a priority. Their work has helped expand Medicare benefits for cancer screenings and get clinical trial coverage legislation passed in 16 states.
Lending support - For those who have been diagnosed with cancer, knowing the facts and having the resources to get through treatment and recovery are essential. The American Cancer Society is available to help anytime, day or night. Last year more than one million people got help by phone, and 400,000 people used the American Cancer Society's Web site, www.cancer.org, each month.

All of this is made possible because of activities like Relay For Life. Are you ready to get involved? It's easy! You can put together a team or join an existing team. With our new Relay Online Web site, you can do this right now by clicking on the Register to Participate link. You can make a donation to a participant online as well. Just click on the link to Sponsor a Participant. If you're a survivor, you can participate in the opening ceremony and walk alongside fellow survivors in a victory lap.

Relay For Life is about being a community that takes up the fight. Together we will achieve victory over cancer. Join Relay For Life today and help us show this community the power of purple!

Join a Team, Start a Team, or Make a Donation Here!

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