FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MANHATTAN COLLEGE HOSTS OVERNIGHT EVENT FOR CANCER RESEARCH AND AWARENESS

The College aims to raise $30,000 in its second annual Relay For Life fund-raiser

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – Manhattan College has joined forces with the American Cancer Society to hold its second annual Relay For Life event on Saturday, April 2 beginning at 5:00 p.m. through Sunday, April 3 ending at 6:00 a.m. in the College’s Draddy Gymnasium. Led by Manhattan College students with the guidance of the College’s campus ministry and social action department, the overnight event is designed to celebrate survivorship and raise money for research, programs and awareness for the local Bronx office of the American Cancer Society.

During Relay For Life, a community-based program designed to be a fun overnight event, teams of people will take turns walking or running laps in the College’s gym. Each team tries to keep at least one team member on the track at all times. Cancer survivors, including some from the Manhattan College community, will share stories about their battle against the disease. Attendees will enjoy food and live entertainment, including other programming such as games, a poker tournament, karaoke, kickboxing and free massages while their teammates walk for the cause. Local bands from the tri-state area are slated to perform, including Idle Minds, Still Haven and Chasing Sunday. Pathmark, Red Bull, Newmark Real Estate and Jones Lang LaSalle Real Estate are sponsoring the event.

Each dollar raised from the relay will support the American Cancer Society as it leads the fight against cancer and empowers people to conquer the disease in their own lives. The American Cancer Society is a nationwide, community-based health organization headquartered in Atlanta, Ga. The organization has state divisions and more than 3,400 local offices. Relay For Life, which was established more than 15 years ago, continues to be the group’s largest and most popular event.

All are encouraged to participate. To find out how to form a team or join one, please call Kinah Ventura-Rosas at (718) 862-7477. If you are a member of the press and wish to cover this event, please call Melanie A. Farmer at (718) 862-7232.

Manhattan College is located at West 242nd Street near Broadway in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, one mile from the Westchester County line and accessible by MTA subway lines 1 and 9.

Manhattan College was founded in 1853 in the Lasallian heritage of excellence in teaching, inspired by St. John Baptist de La Salle. Manhattan College is an independent, Catholic, coeducational institution of higher learning offering more than 40 major programs of undergraduate study in the areas of arts, business, education, engineering and science, along with graduation programs in education and engineering. For more information about the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life fund-raiser, please visit www.cancer.org.

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