On January 18, the American Cancer Society Relay For Life® of Scott County will officially get underway as event volunteers and participants gather at 3 locations in the community, (Bettendorf Family YMCA, Hy-Vee, and the American Cancer Society Discovery Shop) to launch their awareness and fundraising efforts for the year. The Community Kick-off will feature all the information you will need to get involved and register for this year's Relay For Life of Scott County event on Saturday, April 26th, at Bettendorf High School. Please plan to join us for the Community Kick-Off Celebration on Saturday, January 18th at one of the following locations:
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American Cancer Society Discovery Shop - 2397 Cumberland Square, Bettendorf, 10AM-12PM
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Bettendorf Family YMCA, 3800 Tanglefoot Lane, Bettendorf, 8-11 AM
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Hy-Vee - 53rd and Utica Ridge, Davenport , 10AM- 2PM
The world's largest grassroots fundraising movement, Relay For Life mobilizes communities throughout the country to celebrate people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and provide participants with an opportunity to fight back against the disease. 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 vision of creating a world with less cancer and more birthdays.
Relay For Life began in 1985 with one man who walked and ran around a track for 24 hours and raised $27,000 for the American Cancer Society. This year, Relay For Life will take place in nearly 5,100 communities in the United States and 20 other countries and will raise funds to support the Society's mission of saving lives by helping people stay well, by helping people get well, by finding cures and fighting back.
To take part in this year's American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Scott County, call (563) 583-8249, (888) 381-6839, or visit www.relayforlife.org/scottcountyia
