NEWS PRESS RELEASE: RELAY FOR LIFE EVENT FOR GLENDORA & SAN DIMAS
Glendora/ San Dimas – May 19, 2018 at 9:00a.m.-9:00p.m.– On Saturday May 19, 2018, the community will join together at the annual Relay for Life of Glendora and San Dimas at the Louie Pompei Memorial Sports Park in Glendora to help the American Cancer Society attack cancer from every angle. The event starts at 9:00a.m. and ends 9:00p.m.
Many musical performances will be at the event, including Sophie Thurston, IDK, Just-if-ied, Green-Lit, Hawaiian musician Michael Keale, Jordan Shahak & Crew, Tim Tedrow & Michael Kaye.
There will also be themed laps throughout the race and participants are encouraged to dress up. Those intending to join can still pick teams. Please bring props.
Lap Themes and Times-
9:30a.m.- Survivor/ Caregiver Lap
10:00 a.m.-Super Hero Lap- Dress up as your favorite superhero
11:00 a.m.-Birds of a Feather Relay Together
12:00 p.m.-Yankee Doodle went to Relay- Americana
1:00 p.m.-School Spirit Lap -Show off your school pride
2:00 p.m.-Community Spirit Lap – Represent your city/business
2:30 p.m.-Race to Recovery (Box Car Race)
3:00 p.m.-Purple Passion- Get your Purple on!
4:00 p.m.-Cruisin’ toward a cure- Nautical
5:00 p.m.-3 Legged Lap
5:30 p.m.-Miss Relay- Gentlemen get your glamour on
6:00 p.m.-Favorite Holiday Lap- Dress up as your favorite holiday
7:00 p.m.-Pajama Party Lap-Get your jammies and slippers on
8:00 p.m.-Favorite Sports Team Lap
8:30 p.m. Luminaria Ceremony/ Finale Lap
Through the Relay for Life Event, we celebrate survivors, remember loved ones lost, and take action for lifesaving changes. The American Cancer Society is the cause fighting cancer on every front; standing shoulder to shoulder with cancer patients and those supporting them. Funds raised help the American Cancer Society attack cancer in dozens of ways, each of them critical to achieving a world without cancer- from developing breakthrough therapies to building supportive communities, from providing empowering resources to deploying activists to raise awareness.
Together, we can beat our biggest rival. Join or donate to the Relay for Life Glendora/San Dimas. For more information or to donate visit www.relayforlife.org/Glendoraca or visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/relayforlifeglendora
Louie Pompei Memorial Sports Park is located at 1100 N. Valley Center Ave.
For more information, call Christy Cave (626) 524-8136, or email her at christycave@verizon.net
