Save the date: 2024 Relay For Life plans Feb. 22 kickoff

Relay For Life 2023 lap
Survivors circle the Norton High School track during the June 2023 Relay For Life opening lap.


The Relay For Life of Greater Attleboro to benefit the American Cancer Society (ACS) will be holding the kickoff for its reimagined 2024 event from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22 at the Attleboro Arts Museum, 86 Park St., Attleboro, with a snow date of Wednesday, Feb. 28 at the same time.
The kickoff at the museum, a community partner of the relay, will share information about this year’s 26th event, which is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, June 8 at Norton High School.
The relay has changed from an 18-hour overnight event to a one-day only one to attract more people and families.
At the kickoff, the top fundraisers from the 2023 event will be presented awards and a preliminary relay schedule will be shared. The kickoff is open to anyone interested in learning more about the relay.
The Relay For Life of Greater Attleboro draws teams and participants from most Attleboro area communities, including Attleboro, North Attleboro, Mansfield, Norton, Plainville, Rehoboth, Seekonk and Wrentham, but interested people from any community are encouraged to attend both the Feb. 22 kickoff and June’s event.
Information: Contact Libbey Mitchell, a development manager for the ACS, at libbey.mitchell@cancer.org or relay Chair Megan Demoura at teamladybugs@yahoo.com.
If you’d like to form or join a team or volunteer for the relay, go to: www.relayforlife.org/greaterattleboroma

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