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Southern Miss Relay for Life April 27-28

Wed, 04/25/2012 - 09:07am

Relay for Life, a popular annual event supporting the work of the American Cancer Society, will be held April 27-28 at Pride Field on The University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg campus. It will begin at 6 p.m. Friday, April 27 and conclude at 6 a.m. Saturday, April 28.

Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to walk in the event. Refreshments and entertainment will be available. Cancer survivors and those who have lost their lives to the disease will be honored at the event. Donations will go to support local residents undergoing cancer treatment and cancer survivors.

The Southern Miss Office of Community Service Learning (OCSL) and Forrest General Hospital, among other organizations, are providing support for the event. To sign up for Relay for Life at Southern Miss, online visit www.relayforlife.org/southernmiss, or for more information, contact Alex Waldrop at alexandra.waldropFREEeagles.Mississippi or Brittany Compton at brittany.comptonFREEeagles.Mississippi; or call OCSL at 601.266.5074.