‘Relay’ needs volunteers

The American Cancer Society has been an active member of Montrose for many years, offering services and support to those battling cancer as well as lifesaving cancer information to the community. We continue our mission of eliminating cancer thanks to the help of generous volunteers and dedicated staff.

The American Cancer Society Relay For Life is a community event in every sense of the word. It is a chance for the community to come together to celebrate those who have faced cancer, remember those lost and empower everyone to fight back. Being a part of Relay For Life means being a part of a national grassroots movement to end cancer. Being a Relay For Life volunteer means making life better for cancer survivors, patients and their families.

But we are faced with a critical shortage of volunteer leaders. With the challenges of our day-to-day demands, time has become a premium and many people are finding it more difficult to participate in community service. It is because of the volunteers who preceded us, however, that certain types of cancer are now highly treatable or even curable.

The American Cancer Society needs your help now. Plans are under way for the Relay For Life, held at Montrose High School on June 11, 2010, to support cutting-edge cancer research, help provide free transportation to hospitals, help prevent youth smoking, publish lifesaving literature, and develop a new generation of weapons to fight cancer.

Relay For Life can be the site of a company picnic or family gathering while supporting a great cause.

To sign up to participate, or learn how you can volunteer for other patient services, call 1-800-ACS-2345, or visit www.RelayForLife.org.

MaNessa Fiske

Montrose