Volunteers needed for 2011 Relay For Life of Ritzville

Walkers, cancer survivors, those diagnosed with cancer, community leaders, team captains and hard workers are all needed to make the 2011 Relay For Life of Ritzville event a success.

The 2011 event is Aug. 12-13, 6 p.m. to 9 a.m. at the Ritzville High School track.

Volunteers are needed to organize and recruit teams, serve as luminaria chair and help out in a variety of other areas.

If you would like to join the Relay For Life of Ritzville as a volunteer or team participant, contact event chairperson Kayla Meise at 659-0180 or via e-mail at [email protected].

For more information about Ritzville’s event and to sign up, visit the website at www.relayforlife.org/ritzvillewa.

Relay For Life is a team event where participants walk around a track relay style overnight. During the event, teams of people take turns walking laps. Each team tries to keep at least one team member on the track at all times. Funds raised through Relay For Life go to various American Cancer Society programs.