Peninsula’s first Relay For Life of 2010 held in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — The year’s first Relay for Life on the North Olympic Peninsula wound down Saturday afternoon after 24 hours of laps, music, fundraising and companionship.

The Port Angeles Relay for Life, which was at the Clallam County Fairgrounds, featured two survivor laps and a variety of “fun laps,” as well as fundraising events put on by 26 teams.

Proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society for cancer research.

The next Relay for Life on the Peninsula will be at Memorial Field in Port Townsend event on July 24-25.

The West End Relay for Life will start Aug. 6 at Forks High School.

Sequim’s event will begin Aug. 14 at Sequim High School.

For 24-hour cancer information, phone the American Cancer Society at 800-227-2345 or see www.cancer.org.

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