Local companies needed to fight cancer
The American Cancer Society is urging local companies to help support the fight against cancer in their community by becoming sponsors of Relay For Life of Aroostook County. Cancer touches everyone and involvement in Relay For Life is a great way for companies to demonstrate their commitment to help the American Cancer Society save lives and create a world with less cancer and more birthdays.
Many options for corporate sponsorship are available, including forming a team at one or more local events; providing in-kind donations of goods; purchasing event sponsor signs for track display; encouraging employees to volunteer at events; and collecting Relay donations at businesses.
In Aroostook County and nearly 5,100 other communities around the globe, the Relay unites people to celebrate the lives of those who have faced cancer, remember loved ones lost and fight back against the disease. The Relay event is held overnight at Caribou High School. Individuals and teams camp out with the goal of keeping at least one team member on the track at all times throughout the evening. Teams do most of their fundraising prior to the event, but some teams also hold creative fundraisers at their campsites during Relay. Relay brings together friends, families, businesses, hospitals, schools, faith-based groups — people from all walks of life — all aimed at furthering the American Cancer Society’s efforts to save lives by helping people stay well, by helping them get well, by finding cures and by fighting back.
FMI about the event or how to sponsor, contact Mike Hart, community executive for development, at 989-0332 or by email at Mike.Hart@cancer.org.
