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Relay for Life themed blankets and mugs were available as prizes.
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The 2018 Relay for Life season officially began in Plant City.
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Relayers signed in, mingled with friends and learned about the upcoming events and plans for the relay.
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Jeopardy winners were awarded tickets for prizes.
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Attendees played jeopardy and were asked trivia on Relay for Life and the work it does in the country.
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The schedule for the next year was outlined during the kick-off meeting and teams were instructed on the goals for this year's relay.
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: Members signed up for ACS CAN. They are the first in the nation to become a national club.
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Teams picked their game show themes.
The 2018 season for Relay for Life for Plant City kicked off Monday night with the group becoming the first in the nation to become a national club event.
If a relay gets 40 participants to sign up for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, it will officially become a national club event with a large banner for the relay. Because the season just began, no clubs in the nation had successfully signed up 40 members. Plant City relayers vowed to change that and, within a span of 10 minutes, 40 membership slips were filled out, paid for and turned in.
ACS CAN, a non-profit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, is the nation's leading cancer advocacy organization. It fights and lobbies for legislation that will fight to fund cancer research, provide access to healthcare for those in need and overall protect those diagnosed with cancer.
The kick-off meeting at Turkey Creek First Baptist Church outlined the itinerary for the rest of the year for Plant City and had each team pick a game-show theme for the event, with some choosing shows such as “Jeopardy,” “Wheel of Fortune” and “The Price is Right” for their topic.
Attendees enjoyed a dinner, played a Relay of Life themed round of Jeopardy and received prizes like themed blankets and mugs. The group plans to meet once a month and the next meeting will be Sept. 11 at Turkey Creek First Baptist Church in the Fellowship Hall.
