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November 9, 2009

Relay for Life meetings coming up

• The American Cancer Society in Murray County is looking for new teams for the 2010 Relay for Life. The rally for the 2010 Relay will be on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the Appalachian Bank Community Center on Green Road in Chatsworth.

Organizers say Relay For Life is a fun-filled overnight event designed to celebrate survivorship and raise money for research and programs for the American Cancer Society. Teams gather at the Murray County Saddle Club and take turns walking laps. Each team tries to keep at least one team member on the track at all times. The 2009 Relay for Life raised $97,000, a 41 percent increase over 2008.

• The American Cancer Society in Whitfield County will host its annual kickoff meeting for Relay for Life 2010 on Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. at Stage 123. This is part of the Rock Bridge Community Church and is at Pentz and Gordon streets in downtown Dalton.

All are invited and refreshments will be served. The kickoff event will include birthday cake and streamers as part of the organization’s new campaign focusing on “A World With Less Cancer is a World With More Birthdays.”

Teams for Relay can be made up from groups of friends, churches, schools, businesses, banks and others. The teams raise funds to help in cancer research and with cancer programs such as Look Good Feel Better and Road to Recovery.

Visit www.relayforlife.org/whitfield to learn more about Relay For Life of Whitfield County or call the American Cancer Society office in Dalton at (706) 278-1960.

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