The major community fundraising challenge has recently been launched by Cancer Council Queensland with 38 Relay for life events scheduled across the state in 2019.
The challenge encourages colleagues, families and friends to band together to raise funds leading up to each community event at which the team will then ensure the baton keeps moving in the style of a relay around a track.
This, according to a Cancer Council Queensland spokesperson, is undertaken to signify the message “cancer never rests, so neither will we”.
The Relay for Life, which has been the focus of many brochure and flyer printing campaigns over the years, is held annually to illustrate how community spirit is able to make a tangible difference for those affected by cancer.
However, Cancer Council Queensland CEO Chris McMillan said help is needed and by teams registering to take part, they are giving hope to Queenslanders diagnosed with cancer. He added:
“More Queenslanders are surviving cancer as a result of improvements in prevention, screening and treatment – and through continued support of Relay For Life we hope to change even more lives for the better.”
McMillan said fundraising for this year’s event had already begun with in excess of 800 people signed up.
The Cancer Council Queensland’s target for 2019 is at least $1.8 million with funds going towards work in patient support services, education programmes and cancer research.