The Relay Final Event, 5th and 6th June 2010

The culmination of Relay for Life will take place in June, in Taman Perbandaran (Penang's Youth Park.

It is a fantastic event!

It lasts for 16 hours, from around 6.00pm on Saturday evening to 10.00am on Sunday morning. Teams 'relay' round the track throughout this time (team members can take it in turns) to symbolise the on-going fight against cancer.

There are special ceremonies during this time, and of course an official opening and closing. And the whole event is conducted in a carnival-like atmosphere, with games, entertainment, food, spot prizes, and an assortment of other activities to keep participants and their families happy.

The various special moments and activities include:  

• the opening ceremony:

The Chief Minister of Penang will open the event, complete with special dances and presentations to open the event - it's a carnival!

• survivors walk:

The first lap is walked by survivors, with their family, friends and carers. Celebrating survivorship is a key theme of Relay!

• lighting ceremony:

This special ceremony, held between 8.00pm and 8.30pm, commemorates loved ones who have struggled against cancer. Candles are lit all around the track, and people are welcome to buy a bag, personalise it, and join in the remembrance ceremony. We ask others to respect this time, by being silent and stopping walking.

• entertainment:

We always have a great line-up of live entertainment - see the green thing to your right for the programme for the Variety Show! Sweet Memories will be playing from 4.00pm, Celebrity Fitness and St Georges will be on the field at 7.00pm, and Yorge Subramaniam will be doing aerobics to music on Sunday morning at 8am. We will thrill you while you Relay!

• games and activities:

Lots of games are organised for people to join. And lots of wonderful prizes to be won. Games include

Simon says/ Hand Gun/ Hula Hoop/ Blindfold/ Water Balloon/Pearl Grabbing/Longest Journey/Treasure Hunt/ Red bean/ Rubber band passing/ Ping Pong ball/ Musical Chair/Limbo Rock/Tug of war

HENNA PAINTING AND DECORATING CUP CAKES are here too.

 DISTED STAMFORD TENT (4pm onwards)  Face Painting

 ADVENTIST HOSPITAL TENT (4pm onwards) Helium Balloons

 FREE HEALTH SCREENING (4pm to 8pm) by Jabatan Kesihatan Timur Laut   Breast screening / Check Blood Pressure / Glucose

SURVIVORS’ TENT (4pm to 5.30pm) - FREE ACTIVITIES ~ you don’t have to be a survivor to join our activities~

 HEALTH DEPT EXHIBITION TENT (4pm to 8pm) Anti tobacco

SMJK CHUNG HWA TENT  Various souvenirs for sale

QUIT SMOKING CLINIC PENANG HOSPITAL (4pm to 8pm)

NCSM, PG EXHIBITION TENT  (4pm onwards) Cancer Awareness/Hospice Exhibition

 PARIS LOZES TENT (10pm onwards) Get your free coffee

The first lap is always walked by cancer survivors and their families and carers.

For Relay purposes, a survivor is anyone who is living with cancer. In one Relay, a woman took part who had just been diagnosed with cancer - the same day. She is a survivor!

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