Press Release:Relay For Life of Del Val, May 21, 2016!
Contact:
Kris Dumschat
973.285.8015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Del Valwill be held on
Saturday, May 21, 2016 at Delaware Valley Regional High School!
Frenchtown, NJ –April26, 2016–An American Cancer Society’sRelay For Life event is coming to southern Hunterdon County and the Frenchtown community with the first ever Relay For Lifeof Del Val to be held on Saturday, May 21, 2016 from 12:00PM to 10:30PM at Delaware Valley Regional High School. The Relay For Life event brings the community together to honor, remember and fight back for those affected by Cancer while Relaying around a track all day long!
The event will have entertainment and activities for all ages, a DJ throughout the entire day, as well as a free Survivor Dinner open to the community’s Cancer Survivors and Caregivers! During the evening hours, there will be an amazing Luminaira ceremony, where remembrance bags with ‘In Memory of’ or ‘In Honor of’ are placed around the Relay track and in the stadium stands to remember and honor those who have battled cancer. There luminaria bags are available for a $10 donation. The event encourages the community to pre-register their teams online at from now until Wednesday, May 18, 2016 when online registration closes. There will be on-site registration available at the venue beginning at 12:00PM on Saturday, May 21, 2016.
Local businesses interested in sponsoring or donating to the Relay For Life event are encouraged to contact Mr. Kris Dumschat, the American Cancer Society Staff Partner for the Relay For Life of Del Val. Donations and support from the community can be made online at or can be mailed to the following ACS Office Mailing Address:
American Cancer Society
ATTN: RFL Del Val
7 Ridgedale Ave., Suite 103
Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927
Relay For Life is a communityevent where teams and individuals camp out at a school, park, fairground, or facility and take turns walking around a track. Each team has at least one participant on the track at all times and participates in fundraising that supports the American Cancer Society’s mission to save lives and finish the fight against cancer. Over four million people participated in more than 6,000 events worldwide in 2015.
Visit to learn more about theRelay For Life in the Del Val community! Additionally, you may contact ACS Staff Partner, Kris Dumschat at 973-285-8015 or
About the American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society is a global grassroots force of more than three million volunteers saving lives and fighting for every birthday threatened by every cancer in every community. As the largest voluntary health organization, the Society's efforts have contributed to a 20 percent decline in cancer death rates in the U.S. since 1991, and a 50 percent drop in smoking rates. Thanks in part to our progress nearly 14 million Americans who have had cancer and countless more who have avoided it will celebrate more birthdays this year. We’re determined to finish the fight against cancer. We're finding cures as the nation’s largest private, not-for-profit investor in cancer research, ensuring people facing cancer have the help they need and continuing the fight for access to quality health care, lifesaving screenings, clean air, and more. For more information, to get help, or to join the fight, call us anytime, day or night, at 1-800-227-2345 or visit cancer.org.