Relay Gear
Fundraisers earn points for every dollar raised to redeem for Relay products and swag through Relay Rewards. You can also purchase Relay gear through the ACS Event Shop.
Celebrate. Remember. Fight Back.
Relay For Life is more than a walk – it’s a chance to come together in your local community to celebrate cancer survivors, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against every cancer as we come together for every life.
Be a part of the global community of passionate supporters working to help end cancer as we know it, for everyone.
HOW TO RELAY
1. Sign Up
When you sign up for Relay, you can choose to lead a team in your community, join an existing team, or participate solo.
2. Recruit friends and family
However you choose to participate, get friends and family to join you - more people means more power to fight cancer.
3. Raise money
Send emails and texts. Set up a Facebook Fundraiser. There are lots of ways to raise money for Relay. Here are resources to make getting started easier.
4. Celebrate
Come together virtually or in person at a Relay event to support community, honor survivors, and celebrate our impact.
About RELAY
Hall of Fame
The American Cancer Society Relay For Life is more than just a walk. It’s an opportunity to be part of a global community of passionate supporters who want to help end cancer as we know it, for everyone. Our Relay For Life Hall of Fame honors the visionary leaders who have helped to grow our Relay community into one of the largest fundraising events in the world. Learn more about our inductees.
History
In May 1985, Dr. Gordon “Gordy” Klatt walked and ran for 24 hours around a track in Tacoma, Washington, raising money to help the American Cancer Society with the nation’s biggest health concern: cancer. Friends, family, and patients watched and supported him as he walked and ran more than 83.6 miles and raised $27,000 through pledges to help save lives from cancer.
Top Performers
Relay For Life volunteers love a good competition. Check out the top Relay For Life fundraisers.
*NOTE: Fundraising totals are pulled based on active fundraising websites.
DEDICATE A LUMINARIA
The Luminaria Ceremony is a signature element of every Relay For Life event. At nightfall, these homemade paper lanterns, decorated with the names of loved ones, are lit in honor and in memory of a life touched by cancer. The ceremony includes a moment of silence for those we have lost. When you make a donation for a Luminaria, you are honoring a loved one while helping the American Cancer Society continue to fight cancer on all fronts.
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