Relay For Life – Celebrate. Remember. Fight Back.
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- Ena Barrett, Stories from Donegal Relay
Relay For Life is a life-changing, 24 hour event that gives communities in towns and cities across Ireland a chance to celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against the disease.
What is Relay For Life?
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At Relay, a survivor is anyone who has been diagnosed with cancer.
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As people take time to remember, those who have walked alongside others battling cancer can grieve and find healing.
Relay For Life is about a community taking up the fight against cancer. Through Relay For Life, communities work together to raise awareness of cancer and to raise money to fund vital research and services of the Irish Cancer Society.
Already in 2017, Relay For Life events have taken place in UCC, UCD, NUI Galway, DCU, Maynooth University, Carlow, Donegal and Kilkenny.
But it’s not too late to take part! Find the Relay For Life events taking place near you here.
For more information on how to get involved with Relay For Life, please email relayforlife@irishcancer.ie or call 1850 60 60 60.
