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Relay for Life raises $45,000 for cancer research - WANE.com

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Relay for Life event in west Allen County raised more than $45,000 for the American Cancer Society Saturday.

Chrissy Buchanan, a colon cancer survivor, said it was a big day for all cancer survivors.

The event involves teams of people taking turns walking or running around a track or path for up to a 24-hour time period. The event also features a dunk tank, kids games, and food. Cancer survivors are honored in a ceremony at 5 p.m.

Melissa Stephens, a community representative for the American Cancer Society, said they reached their $45,000 goal before the event even started Saturday. She is hoping to raise $50,000 by the end of the Relay on Sunday morning.

"The relay itself is just a great way to empower people to fight back against cancer and get involved in the community," Stephens said.

In northeast Indiana, the American Cancer Society scheduled Relay for Life events in Adams, Allen, Blackford, DeKalb, Huntington, LaGrange, Miami, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Wells, and Whitley counties.

Buchanan said she hopes all of those events will merge into one big event in the future.

The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives and diminishing suffering from cancer through research, education, advocacy and service. ACS celebrated its 100th anniversary this year.

For more information on the west Allen County Relay for Life event, click here .

Source: http://www.wane.com/dpp/news/local/relay-for-life-raises-45000-for-cancer-research

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