RELAY FOR LIFE CANCER EVENT PLANNED

Rick Boyd, left, store manager of the Jackson Wal-Mart and a corporate sponsor, presented a check to Chelly Lewis for Relay for Life night planned Friday and Saturday at the Jackson City Park.

Jackson's Relay for Life will be held Friday and Saturday. Relay for Life is a fun-filled, overnight event that mobilizes communities throughout the country to celebrate survivors, remember loved ones and raise money for the fight against cancer.

Survivors and cancer patients, their families, businesses, civic organizations and the public take part in the team event.

Relay For Life will take place from 7 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday in Jackson City Park.

Teams gather tents and sleeping bags to participate in the largest fund-raising event in the nation. Relay For Life brings together friends, families, businesses, hospitals, schools, churches -- people from all walks of life. Teams seek sponsorship prior to the relay, all with the goal of supporting a cure for cancer.

The American Cancer Society is the nationwide, community-based, voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives and diminishing suffering from cancer through research, education, advocacy and service.

For information on cancer, call the American Cancer Society's 24 hour help line at 1-800-ACS-2345 or visit the Web site: www.cancer.org.