Make an Impact and Register for the Relay For Life Walk!

Put on your walking shoes and come support The American Cancer Society Relay For Life on Monument Circle, Downtown Indianapolis, Friday, July 29^th!  The Community Outreach Committee and Green Committee are partnering with Relay For Life for our next service project.   

Day of Event Details

Date:  Friday, July 29, 2011, 10 a.m.- 10 p.m.

Location:  Downtown Indianapolis, Monument Circle

Directions/ Tent #: Coming Soon!   We will have a tent, chairs, beverages, and goodies for participation.

Cost: $15-  which includes the IMPI team shirt and your registration to Relay For Life 

How/Where to Register:    With IMPI & the Community Outreach Committee- Bridget Williams, bwilliams@legion.org or 317-630-1313.    Please PRE- Register if you are participating and in order to receive your t-shirt in advanced.   However, you may register on-site.   Checks my be made out to IMPI and sent to 4000 West 106^th Street, Suite 160-234, Carmel, IN 46032. 

Event Schedule:  Please plan on volunteering at least an hour of your time.    When you register, please note available time to walk/participate.  

Opening Ceremonies: 10am
     Guest Speaker: Elizabeth Ellis, 20 yr. cancer survivor
     Aerobic Instructor will kick-off the first lap!
 Team Parade: 10:30-11:30am
Fight Back Ceremony: 11:30am
     Guest Speaker:
     Buda Kai Instruction 11:30-12pm
Mardi Gras Lap: 12:30-1:30pm
Simon Says Lap: 1:30-2:30pm
Love Lap: 2:30-3:30pm
Sports Team Lap: 3:30-4:30pm
Survivors/Caregivers Lap: 4:30pm-5:30pm
Just Girls Lap: 5:30-6:30pm
Just Boys Lap: 6:30-7:30pm
Silly Hats/Wigs Lap: 7:30-8:30pm
Patriotic Lap: 8:30-9:30pm
Closing Ceremony: 9:30pm
Luminaria: 10pm

The American Cancer Society Relay For Life is a life-changing event that gives everyone in communities across the globe a chance to celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against the disease. At Relay, teams of people camp out and take turns walking or running around a track or path. Each team is asked to have a representative on the track at all times during the event. Because cancer never sleeps, Relays are overnight events up to 24 hours in length.

Although every Relay For Life is different, there are certain traditions at all Relays, no matter where they are held. These traditions help participants celebrate, remember, and fight back.

Celebrate - The Survivors Lap
The Survivors Lap is an inspirational time when survivors are invited to circle the track together and help everyone celebrate the victories we’ve achieved over cancer. The Survivors Lap is an emotional example of how Relay participants are creating a world with more birthdays like those of each individual on the track.

Remember - The Luminaria Ceremony
We honor people who have been touched by cancer and remember loved ones lost to the disease during the Luminaria Ceremony. Candles are lit inside bags filled with sand, each one bearing the name of a person touched by cancer, and participants often walk a lap in silence.

Fight Back - The Fight Back Ceremony
There is a Fight Back Ceremony where we make a personal commitment to save lives by taking up the fight against cancer.

No matter where you are, there’s a place for you at Relay and you can make a difference today by signing up!    Thanks to Relay participants and IMPI members, we are creating a world with more birthdays, a world where cancer can’t claim another year of anyone’s life.    Make an impact and come out to support this great cause.