TicketsApril 29, 2011
CINCINNATI - University of Cincinnati head basketball coach Mick Cronin will participate in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life, which will take place on UC's McMicken Commons beginning at 5:45 p.m. on Friday, April 29.
Cronin, a board member of the American Cancer Society's Cincinnati chapter, will speak at the opening ceremonies on Friday evening. Earlier this year, Cronin and his staff and players visited the Musekamp Family Hope Lodge, a cancer patient facility in Avondale.
The 2001 Relay For Life at UC is themed, "One World. One Hope. One Cure."
The American Cancer Society Relay for Life is a life-changing event that gives everyone in communities across the globe a chance to celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against the disease. At Relay, teams of people camp out at a local high school, park, or fairground and take turns walking or running around a track or path. Each team is asked to have a representative on the track at all times during the event. Because cancer never sleeps, Relays are overnight events up to 24 hours in length.
Relay began in 1985 when Dr. Gordy Klatt, a colorectal surgeon in Tacoma, Washington, ran and walked around a track for 24 hours to raise money for the American Cancer Society. Since then, Relay has grown from a single man's passion to fight cancer into the world's largest movement to end the disease. Each year, more than 3.5 million people in 5,000 communities in the United States, along with additional communities in 20 other countries, gather to take part in this global phenomenon and raise much-needed funds and awareness to save lives from cancer. Thanks to Relay participants, the American Cancer Society continues to save lives.
Schedule of Events
Friday, April 29
5:45 p.m. - Opening ceremony with UC Men's Basketball Head Coach Mick Cronin and Student Body President Drew Smith.
6 p.m. - A special survivor lap, led by the UC Men's Basketball team, to honor cancer survivors.
6:15 p.m. - An opportunity to meet Lucy the Bearcat (weather permitting)
8 p.m. - RallyCats Date Auction
10 p.m. - The Luminaria Ceremony. Lighted bags called Luminaria represent a person affected by cancer or the memory of those lost to cancer, as well as those who were affected by the experience.
Saturday, April 30
11:30 a.m. - Closing ceremony and awards
Noon - The final lap of 2011 Relay For Life at UC