Relay For Life Nacogdoches County is hosting a Survivor Dinner on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at the North Street Church of Christ’s Family Life Center. At this event, which celebrates cancer survivors and their caregivers, participants will enjoy a fajita dinner catered by the Nacogdoches Jaycees and served by the members of The Yellow House and the Relay For Life Nacogdoches County committee members. The Survivor Dinner will begin at 5:30 p.m. and is complimentary to survivors and one caregiver. Survivors and caregivers will receive t-shirts during the Survivor Dinner to wear at the Relay For Life Celebration on Friday and Saturday, March 30-31. RSVP to Derek Head, Relay For Life Nacogdoches County co-chair, at 936-569-4691 or nacrelay@yahoo.com.
Cancer survivors make a lap around the Nacogdoches Expo Center at last year's Relay For Life Nacogdoches County. Survivors are encouraged to participate in the Survivor Dinner on Tuesday, March 20 as well as the Relay For Life Celebration March 30-31.
“Having the Survivor Dinner earlier is a new change to this year’s Relay For Life. Our goal is to have 125 survivors at this year’s dinner and at the Relay For Life Celebration,” said Head.
Relay For Life is the American Cancer Society’s signature fundraising event. Each year, more than 3.5 million people in communities across the United States and around the world, gather to take part in their local Relay for Life event. Each event is different, but all contain elements that help participants celebrate, remember and fight back. The Survivor Dinner is part of a larger Relay For Life event that takes place during March 30-31 at the Nacogdoches County Expo Center.
To learn more about the Relay For Life Celebration, contact Derek Head at 936-569-4691 or nacrelay@yahoo.com. Be sure to friend us on facebook at Relay For Life Nacogdoches County.
