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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\u201cWe share a passion to end cancer as we know it, for everyone,\u201d said Linda Herman, Event Lead. \u201cIn 2024, over 1.9 million new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in the United States. Thanks to that shared passion, the lifesaving mission of the American Cancer Society can\u2019t be stopped, ensuring we are here for everyone who needs us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Relay For Life of Plant City theme is “Wild For A Cure\u201d and begins with Opening Ceremonies at 6 p.m. with the Survivors and Caregivers taking the first lap, followed by a Survivor’s reception. To help plan for the reception and order the Survivor shirt, Survivors are asked to register for the event at http:\/\/www.relayforlife.org\/plantcityfl<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Luminaria ceremony will be held at 9 p.m. Come out join In the fun and help us “Celebrate, Remember and Fight Back.” If you are wanting to be a sponsor for the event, please contact Tammy Schoonover at tammy.schoonover@cancer.org.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For more than 35 years, Relay For Life has brought together passionate supporters who embody the American Cancer Society\u2019s mission. This volunteer-led experience unites communities to celebrate cancer survivors, remember loved ones lost to cancer and raise funds to improve the lives of people with cancer and their families through advocacy, research, and patient support, to ensure everyone has an opportunity to protect, detect, treat and survive cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s never been easier to raise money for Relay For Life and help fund the future. Every dollar raised fuels the American Cancer Society\u2019s lifesaving mission. The fight against cancer needs you now more than ever,\u201d said Event Lead, Linda Herman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are many ways to get involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Join the Relay For Life of Plant City \u2013 Sign up to join an existing team or start a new team at www.relayforlife.org\/plantcityfl<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Donate \u2013 If you can\u2019t participate in this year\u2019s event, you can still help save lives by making a donation. Every dollar fuels the American Cancer Society\u2019s fight against cancer. Visit http:\/\/www.relayforlife.org\/plantcityfl<\/a> to make a donation today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Founded by Dr. Gordy Klatt in Tacoma, Washington, in 1985, the Relay For Life movement unites communities across the globe to celebrate people who have been touched by cancer, remember loved ones lost, and take action for lifesaving change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To learn more about Relay For Life, visit RelayForLife.org<\/a> or www.relayforlife.org\/plantcityfl<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Plant City invites the community to join the movement to honor and remember loved ones and fight back for lifesaving change on… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":40032,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"0","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"wpai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","default_image_id":71799,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[14],"tags":[7017],"class_list":["post-40034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-lets-kickoff-relay-2024-at-the-american-cancer-society-relay-for-life-of-plant-city"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40034"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40034\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40032"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}