- April 22, 2024
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Dr. Phillips Relay for Life
WHEN: 5 p.m. Saturday, April 11, to noon, Sunday, April 12
WHERE: Chain of Lakes Middle School, 8700 Conroy Windermere Road
INFORMATION: For more information, visit relay.acsevents.org.
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DR. PHILLIPS — With a start time of 5 p.m. April 11, members of the communities of Dr. Phillips, MetroWest, International Drive and Millennia will gather for 16 hours of Relay For Life at the Chain of Lakes Middle School, 8700 Conroy Windermere Road, Orlando.
This annual American Cancer Society event, with more than 6,000 renditions and 4 million participants around the world last year, raises money in a community event to donate to organizations that search for a cure for cancer through research, provide critical services for people who have cancer or host on programs for cancer awareness, education and prevention.
Teams and others will take turns walking or running laps at the school, with each team having at least one participant doing laps at all times. The celebratory and honorary first lap will feature local cancer survivors and their caregivers. It is scheduled to begin with the event at 5 p.m., with the rest of the participants cheering them on in support both for their walk around the event space and their walk of life with cancer. Immediately after this Survivors Lap, survivors and caregivers will be able to partake in a complimentary catered reception. Teams also host tents that feature food, merchandise and activities to further solicit donations.
This version of the event in Dr. Phillips will be free to the community and feature live entertainment and activities. This includes challenges and contests, such as the ongoing Relay Fashionista Contest, in which participants can refashion their event T-shirts into something fabulous and win a gift card by tagging @RFLDrPhillips and @DechoesResale on Instagram and getting the most likes among entries by the event start time. Other activities leading up to the event have included team parties early this year and Paint the Town Purple April 4 at the Whole Foods in Dr. Phillips.
This week leading up to the event is Social Media Spirit Week, with added spirit point challenges going toward the Relay Cup, awarded to the team with the most spirit points.
Event officials request additional volunteers and that participants and visitors carpool, bicycle or walk to the event when possible. They also remind participants that April 9 is the pre-luminaria order deadline.
As of press time, this event features at least 44 teams, 548 participants and $52,861.25 raised so far.
For more information, contact Lora Miller at (407) 581-2520 or [email protected].
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Remember that the Winter Garden rendition of Paint the Town Purple will occur the week of April 20, leading up to the Relay for Life of Winter Garden event that begins at 6 p.m. April 24, in downtown Winter Garden. Organizers of the Relay For Life of Winter Garden encourage businesses, community organizations and others to show support and raise awareness in the fight against cancer by adorning buildings purple throughout the city.
“We want everyone to see purple and to think about celebrating, remembering and fighting back,” said Andrea Vaughn, Relay For Life event chair and Paint the Town Purple organizer. “Whether you use purple chalk to write an uplifting message, display a different reminder each day about important cancer screenings or dress a mannequin in Relay gear, it’s all about letting people know that there is hope. The sky is the limit on what you can do to decorate and send that message.”
Contact Zak Kerr at [email protected].
