New Milford Relay for Life Needs Volunteers

There will be a meeting tonight at 7 p.m. at for people interested in volunteering for the second annual New Milford Relay for Life that will be held May 18-19 at Gibbs Elementary School. 

was a huge success surpassing its $50,000 goal and raising over $98,000 for the American Cancer Society. More than 900 people came out to support the event.

Volunteers are needed for this all-night event that raises much needed funds for the fight against cancer.

"We need people to volunteer to help plan the events that take place during Relay for Life," Kim Puleo, Director of Special Events for the American Cancer Society said. "It doesn't take a lot of time to be a volunteer," she added. "Any time a person can give is valuable."

The consistent theme of Relay for Life is "Celebrate. Remember. Fight Back." The event consists of three parts:

• Survivor Ceremony: Cancer survivors are celebrated and honored. Survivors do a survivor lap and are then joined by their caregivers for another lap.
• Luminaria Ceremony: Remember those who lost their battle with cancer. Bags are decorated in memory of a person, filled with sand and lit.
• Fight Back Ceremony: Discussion on ways people can fight back against cancer.

Volunteers are needed to plan events designed around these three parts, in addition to helping to secure food and entertainment.

Volunteers will be formed into committees that will meet once a month beginning in February.

Tonight's meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the cafeteria of Gibbs Elementary School, 195 Sutton Place.

For more information visit the website here.