Avon/Avon Lake Relay For Life Announces Weekend Schedule

Relay organizers have announced the schedule for the overnight event which ends June 5 at 10 a.m. The relay concludes months of planning and events, including fundraisers such as . 

The Relay is the signature fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. The festival will feature plenty of family entertainment including music, food, contests, a golf ball drop, awards and prizes as well as somber moments, including the lighting of the luminaries that circle the track representing cancer survivors and those lost to cancer. Many participants pitch tents and spend the night.

“Faith in a Theory” who will perform a free concert. The Festival is free and open to the public.

American Cancer Society representative Suzanne Baker said the Avon/Avon Lake Relay has raised more than $1 million since it's inception in 2001.

  Avon/Avon Lake Relay For Life June 4-5 2011   Time Stage Track/Field Survivor Tent Music Theme 2:30 PM DJ /Music   Tent opens Upbeat/Energetic 3:45 PM DJ /Music   Survivors Line up "" 4:00 PM National Anthem Opening Ceremony Survivors gather in front of stage "" 4:15 PM DJ /Music Survivor Lap then Caregiver Lap   Celebration Music 4:30 PM DJ /Music Relay Team Parade Survivor reception Upbeat/Energetic 5:00PM DJ/Music Frozen T-shirt Contest   "" 5:30 PM Faith in a Theory Live Band Water Balloon Toss   "" 6:00 PM       Live Music 6:30 PM Ms. Relay     Upbeat/Energetic 7:00 PM Golf Ball Drop     Upbeat/Energetic 7:30PM Relay's Got Talent     Talent Show 9:00 PM Luminary Ceremony Prep     soft rock 9:15 PM Luminary Ceremony Luminary Ceremony     10:15 PM Movie Night Movie night   Movie 10:30 PM Movie Night Movie night   Movie 12:00 midnight DJ/Music Line Dancing Party Pizza Party Line Dancing Music 12:30 AM DJ/Music Giant Twister Game   Beach/Hawaiian Music 1:00 AM DJ/Music Corn Hole Tournament                   Movie Sound Tracks 2:00 AM DJ/Music Poker Run/Laffy Taffy Lap, Relay Scrabble   Weird Music Hour 3:00 AM DJ/Music Ultimate Frisbee Tournament   Line Dance Songs 3:30 AM Cheese Ball Toss Cheese Ball Toss   80s Cheesy Music 4:00 AM Simon Sez Simon Sez   Country 4:15 AM     Bingo 90s music 5:00 AM   Scavenger Hunt   70s music 6:00 AM Exercise Music Exercise- Wake Up!   Wake up/Exercise 7:00 AM DJ/Music     Upbeat/Energetic 8:00 AM DJ/Music     Upbeat/Energetic 8:15 AM DJ/Music   Team Member Breakfast Upbeat/Energetic 9:00 AM DJ/Music     Upbeat/Energetic 10:00 AM Closing/Final Cleanup First Lap for 2012 Final Cleanup Upbeat/Energetic