RUMFORD — Relay For Life, an American Cancer Society signature event, will take place June 1 and 2 at Hosmer Field.

“Wish Upon A Cure” is this year’s theme as we are celebrating 15 years of Relay in the River Valley Area. The event will start at 4:30 p.m. with the survivors’ reception followed at 5:50 p.m. with the presentation of the Shirley Comeau Memorial and the Courage Award.

At 6 p.m. the opening ceremony will take place, followed by the National Anthem. The survivors lap around the track will kick things off. Area fire fighters and the Knights of Columbus will escort the survivors on the first lap. Right before the survivors start their walk, their caregivers will place a medal on the individual to signify that this individual is a cancer survivor. Survivors, make sure that a caregiver joins you for this walk.

The team spirit parade takes place at 7 p.m. All the teams parade around the track with their banners and props in celebration of their participation.

The Luminary ceremony will be at 9:30 p.m. Luminary bags are placed around the track and are lit honoring survivors who have fought the battle of cancer and to loved ones who have lost their battle to cancer. The lights are turned off and the names from the luminaries are read.

Activities take place throughout the night and into the next day as the teams spend the night at the track walking in memory or in honor of their loved ones.

At 11 a.m. Saturday, all raffles will be drawn and the teams start tearing down their tents. The close of the relay follows at noon after the Hole-In-One Golf Ball Drop. Numbered balls will drop from high in the sky by a crane and the ball that drops into the hole will be the winner. The person who has the ball number that dropped into the hole, if present will win $1000. If no ball drops into the hole, then the ball closest to the hole will be the winner and that person will win $500.

The Ride For Life motorcycle ride will start at L/A Harley Davidson in Lewiston and end at the Hosmer Field Complex, finishing off the relay on Saturday. Motorcycles will depart at 10 a.m. and the first bike will arrive at 11 a.m.

All the proceeds from this event will stay in Oxford County to help families and friends battling this disease.

For more information on how to participate, contact Diane Mitchell at 364-8358 or Mac Watts at 1-800-464-3102, press 3.