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Relay For Life of Oak Lawn Hosting Back Country Roads Concert February 22

In place of a traditional Relay For Life Kick-off event, the American Cancer Society Oak Lawn Relay is sponsoring Back Country Roads in concert on Friday, February 22 at the Oak Lawn Hilton at 8 pm.

In place of a traditional Relay For Life Kick-off event, the American Cancer Society Oak Lawn Relay is sponsoring Back Country Roads in concert on Friday, February 22 at the Oak Lawn Hilton at 8 pm. Admission is $15 and all funds will be donated to Oak Lawn’s Relay. Friends, neighbors, cancer survivors, caregivers and anyone interested in learning more about or supporting Relay For Life are encouraged to attend.

The Kick-off event offers information about the American Cancer Society’s mission of saving lives faster by helping people stay well, helping people get well, finding cures and fighting back.

Relay For Life is an overnight event where teams of local businesses, schools, churches, community groups and families build awareness and raise funds - prior to and at the event - to fight cancer. While the main objective of Relay For Life is to raise money for cancer research and cancer patients, the event helps spread cancer awareness, celebrate the lives of survivors, remember those who lost their lives to cancer and unite a community in the fight against cancer.

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This year’s American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Oak Lawn will be held July 20 at the Oak Lawn Pavilion. Volunteers are needed to organize and recruit teams, secure community support, coordinate logistics, obtain refreshments and prizes, assist with publicity and plan entertainment activities for this exciting and energizing event. 

For more information on the Relay For Life kick-off celebration, contact the American Cancer Society at 708-633-7770 or visit Relayforlife.org/oaklawnil. Teams may register on-line anytime.

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