Relay for Life Kick-off Tonight in Stephens Co.

Stephens County’s Relay for Life campaign kicks off with a meeting tonight.

The 2017 Stephens County Relay for Life Kick-off event is tonight at 6 p.m. at the Stephens County Senior Center on Rose Lane in Toccoa.

Each year, funds raised during the Relay for Life benefit the American Cancer Society.

Local American Cancer Society Community Manager Cameron Lopez said that they are excited to start another Relay campaign and to hold tonight’s Kick-off.

“We are super excited because it is going to be centered around our theme this year, which is a Mexican theme since it is going to take place on Cinco de Mayo,” said Lopez.

The theme this year is “There’s No Time to Siesta, We Have to Fiesta To Find A Cure!”

Lopez said that the Relay for Life Kick-off is an opportunity for people to come and find out more about Relay and what is involved, as well as find out about what the American Cancer Society is doing.

“A few things that always take place at every Relay Kick-off are going to be honoring our survivors and our caregivers and really making them feel special for the evening and then on top of that, learning more about the American Cancer Society and how we impact the local community and also what we are doing as a whole, as a company, to fight cancer,” said Lopez.

She went on to say that anyone interested in being a part of this year’s Relay for Life in Stephens County should come to tonight’s Kick-off.

“We want to invite those that have participated in the past as well, so that they can get up to date information, anything that is new for 2017, and to also feel a sense of camaraderie with the other teams because they do not see the other teams except for once a year, so Kick-off is another opportunity for them to do that other than the Relay for Life event,” said Lopez.

For more information on Relay for Life in Stephens County or on tonight’s 6 p.m. Kick-off event at the Stephens County Senior Center in Toccoa, call Lopez at 706-768-1357 or go online to www.relayforlife.org/stephenscountyga.