The Relay For Life of Columbus is celebrating “Hometown Heroes” from 2 to 10 p.m. Aug. 26 at Northside Middle School, 1400 27th St. in Columbus.
Registration for interested donors to the American Cancer Society and for participants is available online at relayforlife.org/columbusin. Survivors are encouraged to register to receive a survivor t-shirt.
The event is open to the public, and all hometown heroes are encouraged to attend and participate in special laps from 4 to 5 p.m. This year’s fundraising goal is $50,000.
The tentative schedule:
2 to 4 p.m.: Touch a Truck event with fire, police, Salvation Army, library vehicle and more
2-5 p.m.: Community Agency Fair with Human Services, Columbus Regional Hosptial Cancer Center, I.U. Vision and more
3 p.m.: Opening ceremony with survivor and caregiver laps
4-4:15 p.m.: Law enforcement and military laps
4:15-4:30 p.m.: Firefighters laps
4:30-4:45 p.m.: Emergency medical technicians and medical laps
4:45-5 p.m.: Teachers laps
5 p.m.: Live auction
6 p.m.: Bubble laps
7 p.m.: Poker laps
8 p.m.: Game laps
9 p.m.: Luminaria ceremony
10 p.m.: Closing ceremony
Jackson County teams also will participate in a drive or walk-thru display of luminaria bags in honor or memory of loved ones in the parking lot at First Baptist Church in Seymour from 6 to 9 p.m. Sept. 9.
Names will be read at the top and bottom of each hour: 6 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 7 p.m., 8 p.m., 8:30 p.m. and 9 p.m.
A special ceremony will be held at 7:30 p.m. Visitors are encouraged to park before or after driving or walking through to listen to the names being read.
Anyone may donate to the American Cancer Society and Relay For Life at relayforlife.org/columbusin or at either event.
For luminaria with a $10 recommended donation, contact Team ESA One Step One Miracle members Jan Engel at 812-528-0549 or [email protected] or Robin Boicourt at 812-528-3035.
Some of the 39 currently registered participants on 9 teams as well as anyone interested in participating will meet at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, July 18, at the Northside Middle School track to go over logistics and event updates.
Information may be found at facebook.com/RelayForLifeColumbusIN/.