The American Cancer Society Relay For Life has gotten a boost from Foothill Transit in the San Gabriel Valley through a donation of advertising space on 330 buses and 5 transit stores. The ads began appearing on buses last month in support of the 23 Relay For Life events in the San Gabriel Valley each year.
Relay For Life is the Society’s largest community fundraising effort to fund cancer research, free patient services and prevention education efforts. This year is the 30th Anniversary of Relay For Life. Each event gives communities across the globe a chance to Celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer during the kick-off ceremony, Remember loved ones lost in a moving luminaria ceremony after sunset, and Fight Back against the disease during the closing ceremony.
“We are delighted to have Foothill Transit as a valuable Relay For Life partner,” said the American Cancer Society’s Viki Goto. “We are always looking for new volunteers, teams, sponsors, survivors and caregivers to participate in our programs. The opportunity Foothill Transit has provided to reach their 48,000 weekday riders and customers is a tremendous asset and we welcome everyone who has been impacted by cancer to join us in finishing the fight against this terrible disease.”
Upcoming Relay For Life events include:
Relay For Life Monrovia June 20, 4pm Library Park: 321 S Myrtle Ave
Relay For Life Walnut June 27, 9am Suzanne Middle School: 525 Suzanne Rd
Relay For Life Pomona June 27, 10am Pomona Fairplex: 1101 W McKinley Ave
Bark for Life, Duarte June 27, 7:30am Duarte Park, 1400 Buena Vista St (dog event)
Relay For Life El Monte June 27, 9am Mountain View High School: 2900 Parkway Dr
Relay For Life Temple City July 11, 9am Temple City High School: 9501 Lemon Ave
Relay For Life Pasadena July 25, 3pm Victory Park: 2575 Paloma St
Relay For Life Arcadia Aug 1, 11am Santa Anita Park, 2575 Paloma St
Relay For Life San Gabriel Aug 8, 3pm Jefferson Middle School: 1372 E. Las Tunas Dr
Relay For Life LA County Sheriff’s Aug 8, TBD LA County Sherriff’s Department
Relay For Life South Pasadena Aug 22, 2pm Oneonta Church: 1515 Garfield Ave
The ads will remain on buses through the end of August. For more information about Relay For Life, please visit www.RelayForLife.org.
About the American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society is a global grassroots force of more than three million volunteers saving lives and fighting for every birthday threatened by every cancer in every community. As the largest voluntary health organization, the Society’s efforts have contributed to a 20 percent decline in cancer death rates in the U.S. since 1991. The American Cancer Society believes that success in the fight against cancer is a team effort. Because of our shared commitment to wellness promotion and to improving access to quality health care, the Society partners with health plans on efforts to prevent cancer, detect it early, and improve the quality of life of plan members diagnosed with cancer. For more information, to get help, or to join the fight, call us anytime, day or night, at 1-800-227-2345 or visit cancer.org.
