April 8 is the date for the annual Henryetta Relay for Life. Set at Cameron Stadium, this year's Relay will start at 2 and run through midnight.
In addition to games, actives and refreshments, the event will include the annual Luminaria ceremony honoring those who have fallen to the disease. The Survivor's Lap will honor men, women and children who have battled against the disease.
Those bags willl be the center of attention at the special luminaria ceremony circling the football field, each glowing with a soft light. The names of family members and friends lost or battling cancer will be read as a hushed audience listens.
It will cap off a day of fund-raising and fun designed to provide money to fight cancer.
The Luminaria segment of Relay is a way to recognize friends and family members who have lost the battle with anger or are still fighting. Consisting of sacks lighted with glow sticks, the luminaries line around the football field.
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"This is one of the more touching parts of the Relay event," said luminaria chair Joann Hott.