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Relay for Life To Rally Local Community on St. Croix in Fight Against Cancer
The U.S. Virgin Islands community will come together Saturday and Sunday for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, a two-day event occurring at St. Croix Educational Complex High School. The Relay for Life will honor cancer survivors, support caregivers, and raise funds for cancer research and patient services.
“The American Cancer Society Relay for Life is the only global walk that stands for every cancer while we walk for every life,” according to information on the ACS website. “Since 1985, communities across the world have come together to honor and remember loved ones and take action for lifesaving change,” the ACS said.
“At Relay for Life, you’ll find community members taking turns walking a path or track lined with luminaria bags,” the ACS explained. “You’ll have the opportunity to cheer for local survivors or participate as a survivor yourself in our first lap of the day. Caregivers of cancer patients currently or previously diagnosed will then be invited to join the survivors. Local entertainers will keep you energized, and as it gets dark, we will light the luminaria bags surrounding the track in a memorable luminaria ceremony. There will be opportunities to fundraise and fight back,” the ACS said.
St. Croix Relay for Life Event Details
The Source contacted Aymee Santana, a volunteer and lead committee member for this year’s Relay for Life program, to learn more about the yearly campaign at the St. Croix Educational Complex athletic track.
Santana explained that the annual fundraiser will run continuously, including during the overnight hours, from Saturday afternoon until midday on Sunday at the St. Croix Educational Complex, and individuals are encouraged to participate.
“The Relay for Life will take place at the St. Croix Educational Complex on Saturday, May 24 at 4 p.m. until Sunday, May 25 at noon,” Santana said.
Santana went on to describe the details of what will occur throughout the fundraiser, which is slated to include a walk with posters honoring cancer survivors, appreciation of caregivers, as well as a ceremony involving lighting lanterns in support of those affected by the disease.
