Morris County Relay For Life Returns In May: See All The Details

MORRIS COUNTY, NJ — Morris County Relay for Life teams are preparing for this year's event to help join the fight against cancer, celebrate survivors, and honor loved ones who have passed.

All community members are welcome to come walk around the track during Relay for Life — which will also feature food trucks, contests, games, and more with proceeds going to the American Cancer Society.

Relay for Life kicks off on May 18 at Parsippany Hills High School this year and runs from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. It has a beach theme this year, as teams will "Re'Lei For a Cure." Beginning at 3 p.m., teams will set up spaces to fundraise and hang out around the track.

The walk begins by honoring any local cancer survivors, and all event attendees are encouraged to line the track and cheer on the survivors during the survivor's lap.

Activities will include a frozen t-shirt contest, water balloon toss," jail-n-bail," lap bead collection, themed laps, hula hoop contest, face painting, food trucks, Zumba, spikeball, and kickball tournaments.

At the end of the night, participants will light luminarias and take time to honor those who have been lost to cancer. Anyone may dedicate a luminaria in honor or in memory of a loved one.

Here is the schedule for this year, according to the Morris Relay for Life page:

• 3 p.m. - Team campsite setup begins
• 4 p.m. - Registration opens
• 5 p.m. - Opening ceremony/Survivor Celebration featuring a survivor speaker
• 5 p.m. - Survivor Dinner from The Miner's Apron begins
• 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. - Activities, games, tournaments, lap walking
• 9 p.m. - Luminaria Ceremony, featuring a caregiver speaker
• 9:30 to 10 p.m. - Fight Back and cleanup; total funds raised will be announced.

To donate: Visit RelayForLife.org to join your community in the fight against cancer.