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Salaberry-de-Valleyfield

The Canadian Cancer Society’s Relay for life:
A NIGHT TO FIGHT

On June 2, 2018, the Canadian Cancer advance cancer research. Thanks to donations other treatments will also be offered for free by There will also be a photo booth where teams
Society (CCS) is inviting you to participate in the received during the Relay for life, we are seeing professionals from the Clinique Ékilib and the can have fun and have a nice souvenir from this
12th edition of The Relay for life in Salaberry- considerable advances such as the 5-year Centre Chiropratique familial Saint-Zotique. special night that will be offered by the
de-Valleyfield. This magical nighttime walk will survival rate that has gone from 25% in the Furthermore, the walkers will have the photographer Patrice Lavigne. Access to the site
take place from 6 PM until dawn the next 1940s to over 63% today. opportunity to be photographed by the will be free until 11 PM so that visitors may wit-
morning at the Parc Delpha-Sauvé. photographer Dominic Lafleur who will create a ness the luminaria ceremony. n
A Few Innovations for the 12th Edition mural of instant photographs in their honour.
In 2018, the Relay for life in Salaberry-de- A festive atmosphere will fill the night with
Valleyfield hopes to raise $135,000. The magic for walkers and survivors. In addition
organizing comity made up of volunteers from to the special ceremonies, there will be
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield also wishes to recruit performances by artists such as the Jazz trio
45 teams and 100 survivors for the Survivor’s Mojito, Kyana Beaudoin, the magician Stef
Tour. They also have the objective of selling Genest, J-F Richer and a few other special
3000 luminarias for the Luminaria Ceremony. surprises. 1803113
The Relay for life is a non-competitive walk There will also be a number of activities for
that lasts 12 hours. It is a night to celebrate life, participants, such as yoga workshops, Zumba,
despite cancer, to honour everyone touched by karaoke, a painting workshop with painting
the disease and to fight together against cancer. artist Job—Stephan Lapierre who will produce
By participating in the Relay for life, we help a painting during the Relay that will be on sale
to contribute to a better support system for in a silent auction. The money raised will go
everyone who is touched by cancer and to help directly to the Relay. A massage session and March 7, 2018

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