Mountain Lion 'Refugees' Stream Into Norwalk for Fundraiser

The following news release came from organizers of the Relay for Life fund-raising event for the American Cancer Society:

The location for the Relay For Life of Greenwich will now be held at , 365 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Norwalk, CT.

The location change is due to the limited access in and around the King Street School grounds in Greenwich. “Learning we had to move the location of the event, we considered every available option,” said Relay For Life co-Chair Evelyn Landesman. “We are confident that our new venue will provide everyone with a fantastic Relay For Life experience,” she added.

“The Sono Field House is an amazing indoor facility and has an awesome turf field, which will be beneficial to Relayers in light of the upcoming weather forecast,” according to Aubrey Swift of the American Cancer Society. Swift applauds the many Relay volunteers who have worked to modify the event and location, and communicate these changes to teams, donors and participants.

Modified Schedule

Because of the event logistics, the entire event will now be pushed back ONE HOUR from the previously published schedule. Survivor Reception will take place at 6:00pm, and Opening Ceremonies will take place at 7:00pm. Updated activities and times are located online
www.relayforlife.org/greenwichct.

Other modifications include:

1. The Relay For Life Volunteer Committee should be at the Field House NO LATER than 3:00pm.
2. Team Campsite set up will now take place beginning at 5:00pm, allowing for two full hours to be set up before Opening Ceremonies. Set up for tents is right on the turf field, so tent stakes will not be necessary or permitted. Please bring items to weight down tents if you wish to bring them.
3. There is no food or beverages allowed on the turf. Volunteers will be setting up tables for teams to sell food and beverages onsite.
4. Parking is limited so carpooling is encouraged.
5. Closing Ceremonies will take place at 6:00am

The Co-chairs wish to thank the community for being so patient in these unusual circumstances. For more information please contact Evelyn at 914-260-0944 or Kevin at 914.815-4259

About Relay For Life

Relay For Life offers everyone in a community an opportunity to participate in the fight against cancer. Teams camp out at a local high school, park, or fairground and take turns walking around the track. Each team is asked to have a representative on the track at all times during the event. Relays are an overnight event, up to 24 hours in length. Relay For Life is the American Cancer Society’s largest signature event. Funds raised will support the American Cancer Society’s health initiatives programs, including a research grant program that has supported 44 Nobel Prize winners during its history. The Society is also a source for comprehensive cancer information through its website, www.cancer.org and its toll free number, 1-800-227-2345, which is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Both connect callers to local resources and services offered to patients and those who love them.

The American Cancer Society combines an unyielding passion with nearly a century of experience to save lives and end suffering from cancer. As a global grassroots force of more than three million volunteers, we fight for every birthday threatened by every cancer in every community. We save lives by helping people stay well by preventing cancer or detecting it early; by helping people get well by being there for them during and after a cancer diagnosis; by finding cures through investment in groundbreaking discovery; and by fighting back by rallying lawmakers to pass laws to defeat cancer and by rallying communities worldwide to join the fight. As the nation’s largest non-governmental investor in cancer research, contributing about $3.4 billion, we turn what we know about cancer into what we do. As a result, more than 11 million people in America who have had cancer and countless more who have avoided it will be celebrating birthdays this year. To learn more about us or to get help, call us anytime, day or night, at 1-800-227-2345 or visit cancer.org.