The facts, the history, and the right people to talk to, for reporters and content creators covering Relay For Life anywhere in the world.
Relay For Life is a community fundraising event for cancer organisations. Teams keep one member on a track at all times, usually overnight, while a community celebrates cancer survivors, remembers people lost to cancer, and raises money to fight the disease. It began in Tacoma, Washington, in 1985, and today 36 partner cancer organisations run it on six continents, with thousands of events every year.
For a Relay in a specific country, contact that country's cancer organisation directly. The global events directory lists each partner and links to its official site.
For the volunteer programmes behind this site, the Global Heroes of Hope team can be reached through the contact form. The Global Heroes of Hope are people recognised each year by their national cancer organisations for extraordinary work in Relay For Life.
The Relay For Life name and logo belong to the American Cancer Society. Official logos and brand rules are available from your country's cancer organisation or from the American Cancer Society. Please do not recolor or alter the logo.
Photographs of survivors and caregivers must only be used with their permission. If you need images from a specific Relay, ask the organising cancer organisation.
The photographs on this site were shared by Global Heroes of Hope, people recognised by their national cancer organisations, for use by the programme. Each one is credited where it appears. Please do not reuse them without asking through the contact form.
Relay, Relay For Life, and Relayers take a capital R. Survivor and caregiver are lower case, and a person is a cancer survivor from the day of diagnosis. The full list of Relay words, with the differences between countries, is in the glossary on the Learn page.
