The 2014 Brown County Relay for Life planning and fundraising is well underway.  This year’s event is themed “We Can Be Heroes,” based on superheroes, and this year’s Relay for Life event is set for Friday, June 6 from 7pm-7am at Gordon Wood Stadium in Brownwood.

The public is invited to attend the relay event as well as the fundraisers listed below.  To sign up and be a part of this year’s event or for more information, please visit the Brown County Relay For Life website.

The following fundraisers are planned in the near future to support the relay’s cause:

Saturday, April 5th: There will be a Relay Walk-A-Thon & Relay Rally from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 5th @ Heartland Mall. Contact Sheryl @ 325-200-1962 for more information, to make a pledge or to sign up.

Thursday, April 10: The Lawson Team will host a bake sale from 1-6 p.m. (or until sold out) at Cutting Edge, located at 511 Early Blvd.

Saturday, April 12: Team Texas Bank will be having a bake sale starting at 10:00 a.m. at the Market Place Branch in Brownwood.

Saturday, April 19th: Girling Hospice will host a bake sale in the Wal-Mart parking lot.

Friday, April 25th: CMS Health Care is sponsoring a concert and dinner on April 25th.  The Bush Holloway Band will be providing entertainment for the event. All money raised benefits the Brown County Relay For Life. Tickets are $15.00 each or $25.00 for couples and are available from any CMS employee.

Saturday, April 26th: Girling Hospice will host a Relay for Life 5K at Riverside Park.  Please click here for details.

Teams planning other Relay for Life fundraisers may email lisa@BrownwoodNews to have your event added to future Relay For Life articles and the BrownwoodNews community calendar.

The American Cancer Society West Texas Region shared the reason why people gather for these relays each year on their facebook status, “Every year, the Relay For Life movement raises more than $400 million. The American Cancer Society puts these donations to work, investing in groundbreaking research in every type of cancer and providing free information and services to cancer patients and their caregivers. We’re fighting for every birthday threatened by every cancer, in your community and everyone else’s.”

The West Texas Region of the American Cancer Society is made up of 105 counties (including Brown County), 60 Relays, and 1000+ volunteers make up the West Texas Region of the American Cancer Society.