WEEKEND: Relay for Life set to start tonight in Port Angeles
Published 12:01 am Friday, July 22, 2016
NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, July 22.
PORT ANGELES — Give Cancer the Boot is the theme for this weekend’s Relay for Life in Port Angeles.
Activities are planned throughout an 18-hour period from 6 p.m. today to noon Saturday at the Clallam County Fairgrounds, 1608 W. 16th St., Port Angeles.
Relay for Life raises money for cancer research, with proceeds going to the American Cancer Society.
“Our goal mainly is to bring hope to the community,” said Hannah Halstrom, American Cancer Society community manager.
‘Come together’
“We all come together and just be there for each other.
“We have all lost people with cancer, and some are fighting, so we just come there to support each other and celebrate those who have fought back.”
Teams begin raising money months in advance of the actual relay.
As of Wednesday, 13 teams with 102 participants had raised $11,986.68 toward a goal of $38,000, according to the event website at http://tinyurl.com/PDN-PARelay.
During Relays for Life, participants camp out overnight and walk or run around a track or path at the chosen venue.
Each team is expected to have at least one participant on the track at all times.
Visitors are welcome at any time during the event to participate in laps, games and live music.
Concession stands and food are available.
Survivors Lap
The Survivors Lap starts off the event at 6 p.m.
The Luminaria Ceremony, set at 10 tonight, commemorates those who have died of cancer.
Every year, the Relay for Life movement raises more than $400 million globally, according to the American Cancer Society, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Schedule
Here is the schedule:
Today
■ 6 p.m. — Opening Ceremony and Survivor Lap.
■ 6:30 p.m. — Survivor and participant dinner.
■ 7 p.m. — Line Dancing; Cowboy Lap.
■ 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. — Live Music; Road to Recovery Race; Crazy Hat Lap; Paint Yourself Purple; campsite decorating contest.
■ 10 p.m. — Luminaria Ceremony.
■ 10:30 p.m. — Watermelon eating contest; Seahawks Lap.
■ 11 p.m. — Lip sync contest.
■ Midnight — Midnight pizza; Glo Stick Lap.
Saturday
■ 12:30 a.m. — Midnight Madness Wheel.
■ 1 a.m. to 2:30 a.m. — Dance party; Dance Lap; Scrabble.
■ 2:30 a.m. — Selfie Scavenger Hunt; PJ Lap; Magic Number.
■ 3:30 a.m. — Cake Walk; Kids Only Lap.
■ 5 a.m. — Zumba; Good Morning Relay Lap.
■ 6 a.m. — Free Breakfast provided by Lions Club
■ 6:30 a.m. — Balloon Pop.
■ 7 a.m. — Poker Lap.
■ 7:30 a.m. — Rodeo Games; Vintage Relay Shirt Lap.
■ 8:30 a.m. — Flushing Out Cancer Game.
■ 9 a.m. — Live Music; Mariners Lap.
■ 10:30 a.m. — Mr. and Mrs. Relay.
■ 11 a.m. — Closing Ceremonies.
Other Relay for Life events on the North Olympic Peninsula are set from 5 p.m. Aug. 5 to 10 a.m. Aug. 6 in Forks at Forks High School, 261 S. Spartan Ave., and from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Aug. 13 in Sequim at Carrie Blake Park, 202 N. Blake Ave.
More information
For more information about the Forks Relay for Life, see http://tinyurl.com/PDN-FrksRelay.
For more on Sequim’s event, see http://tinyurl.com/PDN-SQRelay.
The Relay for Life of Jefferson County was last weekend.
