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McKeesport's American Cancer Society Relay for Life will be held this Saturday and Sunday on the track at McKeesport Area High School, 1960 Eden Park Blvd.

A spokeswoman says events begin at 8 a.m. Saturday with the set up of tents. Teams should check in at 9:30, and opening ceremonies begin promptly at 10 a.m.

The national anthem will be performed by Kim Shaw of the Rehab Relayers, while the Rev. John Yohe of Bower Hill Community Church, Mt. Lebanon, will deliver the invocation.

City Mayor Michael Cherepko, White Oak Mayor Ina Jean Marton, state Sen. Jim Brewster, state Rep. Bill Kortz and Allegheny County Councilman Bob Macey will help welcome participants. A complete schedule is at the end of this article.

Created in 1985 in Tacoma, Wash., Relay for Life is the main volunteer fundraising event for the American Cancer Society and is held annually in 21 countries. About 4 million people worldwide participate each year.

The society estimates that Relay for Life events have raised more than $3 billion for cancer research, education, treatment and community programs.

Schedule of Events:

Saturday
10 a.m.: Parade of Survivors, Relay Teams begin walking
10:30 a.m.: Hope Auction opens and Minute To Win It Games
11 a.m.: Zumba; Food Court opens
11:30 a.m.: Tent judging, movies, and sentence relay game
12 noon: Newspaper game
12:30 p.m.: Wedding Singer lap
1 to 3 p.m.: Fun activities, coffee and conversation
1 p.m.: Shower cap game
1:30 p.m.: City of Champions lap
1:45 to 2:45 p.m.: Autograph Relay Bingo
2 p.m.: Name that Tune
2:30 p.m.: Disney Movie lap
2:45 p.m.: Linked Up Laps
3 p.m.: Birthday Lap (with cake)
3:30 p.m.: Movie Trivia Game
4 p.m.: Miss Relay
4:30 p.m.: Musical Movie Lap
5 p.m.: Fight back ceremony
5:30 p.m.: Survivor Lap
5:45 p.m.: Caregiver lap
6 p.m.: Survivor Reception in cafeteria
6 p.m.: Band: "A Roll of the Dice"
7 p.m.: Performance by ABC Dance Studio
8 p.m.: Band: "Thy Will Be Done"; Luminaria Registration Closes
8:45 p.m.: Hope Auction closes
9 p.m.: Luminaria Ceremony
10 p.m.: Reflections of our day
10:30 p.m.: Name that Movie
11 p.m.: Monster songs/Mummy lap and Mummified Game

Sunday
12 midnight: Pajama lap/nite nite songs
12:30 a.m.: Movie
1 a.m.: Polka lap
2 a.m.: Poker Lap
2:30 to 6 a.m.: Quiet Time
3 a.m.: Bingo lap
4 a.m.: Scrabble lap
5 a.m.: Reverse lap
7:30 a.m.: Sunrise Service, the Rev. Thomas Snyir
8 a.m.: Breakfast with family and friends
9 a.m.: Celebrating Life
9:30 a.m.: Closing Ceremony

"Portraits of Hope" (pictures of survivors and caregivers) will be taken throughout the day. Masses at Holy Family Parish are at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sunday. First Free Evangelical Free Church service times are 6 p.m. Saturday and 10:45 a.m. Sunday.

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