The American Cancer Society Relay For Life is seeking volunteers in Hartselle and the surrounding areas – walkers, cancer survivors, caregivers, community leaders, anyone wanting to make a difference – to organize and recruit fundraising teams, garner community support, coordinate logistics, seek refreshments and prizes, plan entertainment and lend a hand to ensure the success of the 2014 event.

Relay For Life is an unique experience which unites communities to finish the fight against cancer.

Volunteer support is crucial to the event and will help the American Cancer Society create a world with less cancer and more birthdays.

The next volunteer team meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 18, at 6 p.m. at Kid’s Kastle, 112 Corsbie Street SW, Hartselle. This meeting will continue the planning process for the community’s Relay For Life event, which supports the mission of the American Cancer Society to save lives by helping people stay well, by helping people get well, by finding cures and by fighting back against the disease.

Relay For Life of Hartselle will be held Friday, May 9 through Saturday, May 10 and is an overnight event.

Individuals and teams camp out at JP Cain Stadium, with the goal of keeping at least one team member on the track or pathway at all times. Teams do most of their fundraising prior to the event, but some teams also hold creative fundraisers at their camp sites at the event. Relay For Life brings together friends, families, businesses, hospitals, schools, faith-based groups . . . people from all walks of life – all aimed at celebrating the lives of those who have had cancer, remembering those lost, and fighting back against the disease.

“Relay For Life is all about our community uniting with the American Cancer Society and supporting its efforts to finish the fight,” said Tonya Parker, Event Co-Chair. “Volunteers and participants who are willing to give their time and energy to this exciting event are making a commitment to let Hartselle community members know that cancer can be defeated.”

If you would like to join Relay For Life of Hartselle as a volunteer or team participant, please join us at the next team meeting on March 18. You may also go on line and register your team at www.RelayForLife.org/hartselleal.

For questions or more information, you may call Karen Borden, American Cancer Society, Relay For Life, Specialist at 256-679-2731.