Information about Relay for Life

An information night will be held on February 14 about the Peninsula Relay for Life.

The Cancer Council NSW will be holding the relay on Saturday and Sunday, March 18 and 19 at Woy Woy number one oval in Oval Ave.

The Peninsula Relay For Life encourages residents to form teams of 10 to 15 people to take it in turns to run or walk around the oval over a 24-hour period.

Participants are invited to stay for the whole event, camp overnight, or just visit.

The event involves food, entertainment, and music, and raises money for the Cancer Council and awareness of the disease.

Relay for Life events are coordinated by a local volunteer organising committee on behalf of The Cancer Council NSW.

Two special ceremonies are conducted at every Relay for Life: the Survivors Walk and the Candlelight Ceremony of Hope.

In the Survivors Walk, patients and carers complete the first lap of the event alone, wearing coloured sashes to indicate that they are a survivor or a carer.

For the Candlelight Ceremony of Hope, the track is lined with candles at dusk.

Family and friends come together to remember and support loved ones who have been touched by cancer.

This year's target for the Peninsula Relay for Life is $750,000.

All funds raised through Relay For Life events go directly towards cancer research, education and support programs for cancer patients and their families.

The 24-hour event will run from 10am on March 18 to 10am on March 19.

Registration for the event is an early bird fee of $11 per person by March 3, or $15 otherwise.

Information nights for the event will be held at 7pm at the Woy Woy Leagues Club on February 14 and March 7.

The Woy Woy Leagues Club is located on Blackwall Rd, Woy Woy.

For more information contact The Cancer Council on 4325 5444 to receive a brochure or register a team or sign up online at www.relayforlife.com.au/nsw.

Press release, January 9 The Cancer Council NSW