The 17th annual Relay for Life will be held at Greenbrook Park on May 9 at 5 p.m.
The event begins with musical entertainment at 5 p.m. The opening ceremony at 6 p.m. will feature personal testimonies from cancer survivors and a Survivors' Lap, when survivors will circle the track together.
Luminaria bags will light the track after sunset, and a Luminaria Ceremony will be held at 9 p.m. to remember loved ones lost to cancer and to honor those who have battled the disease.
Teams will take turns doing laps, but there must be one member from each team on the track at any given time during the relay event. There is a lot of fundraising as well, through concessions, games, and other activities.
Volunteers and donor efforts support research, education, advocacy, and services that allow the American Cancer Society to offer help and hope to people across the country when they need it most. By joining together at Relay, we celebrate life, friendship, and an opportunity to work to defeat cancer for future generations
The lineup for this years relay:
5 p.m.: Dessa Ray
5:25 p.m.: Wanda and Vonda (singing in honor of their mother Clata Redmon)
5:40 p.m.: Kathy Goodwin
5:55 p.m.:
Presentation of Colors by Boy Scout Troop #347
The National Anthem by Suzanne Slager, Invocation by Donnie Kelly, Pastor of the Smithville First Assembly of God
6 p.m.: Opening Ceremony, Welcome: Renea Cantrell, Introduction of Cancer Survivors, Prayer for Cancer Survivors by Wendell Judkins, Song Honoring Cancer Survivors by Shelly Cross and Bonnie Rigsby
6:45 p.m.: David Turner and Friends
7:15 p.m.: Tina Boston
7:30 p.m.: Fluty and the Flutones
7:45 p.m.: Suzanne Slager
8 p.m.: Kevin Roberts (Elvis)
8:15 p.m.: New Life Pentecostal
8:30 p.m.: Praise Group
8:45 p.m.: TBA
9 p.m.: Luminaria Ceremony, Prayer by Dwayne Cornelius, Pastor of the New Life Pentecostal Church
9:15 p.m.: Church of God Receiving Ministries
9:30 p.m.: Smithville First Assembly of God Youth Group
9:45 p.m.: Elizabeth Chapel Singers
10:00 p.m.: Tom Duggin
10:30 p.m.: Pam Page Arts Ministry
11:30 p.m.: Closing Ceremony
Midnight: Relay Ends
Wendell Judkins and George Taylor will serve as masters of ceremony for the program, and sound will be provided by the New Life Pentecostal Church.