A Relay For Life of Douglas County team captain meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. April 28 in the Lawrence Memorial Hospital auditorium, 325 Maine.

During Relay for Life, teams of eight to 15 participants take turns walking around a track for 12 hours. Teams may camp out as music, games and entertainment go on throughout the night. The event celebrates cancer survivors, supports current patients and remembers loved ones. It also raises money for the fight against cancer.

This year’s event will be from 7 p.m. June 12 until 7 a.m. June 13 at South Junior High School.

Captains are encouraged to complete team registrations online or at the April 28 meeting in order to receive T-shirts.

For more information about Relay For Life, contact Stacie Schroeder at 800-359-1025 or e-mail stacie.schroeder@cancer.org.

If you are a cancer survivor and would like to take part in the Relay, contact Alicia Reed at 979-5904 or e-mail amreed@ku.edu by April 28. Participating survivors will receive a free commemorative Relay For Life T-shirt and information on the survivors walk of hope.