Wellness Wednesday: Join the Relay for Life

Members of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center 2013 Relay for Life team. From left: Tate Wolf, Becky Wolf, Tina Cope and Jim Cope.

In the fight against cancer, silence is the last thing we need. The American Cancer Society Relay for Life event is a great place to take action and make noise.

Show your support by joining the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center Relay for Life team. All employees of UNMC, The Nebraska Medical Center and UNMC Physicians are welcome and encouraged to attend. The event will be June 7 at Elkhorn South High School from 4 p.m. to midnight. A number of family events are scheduled to kick off the evening.

To sign up, click here, then search under “Omaha, NE” for an event. Choose Relay for Life of Douglas County-Omaha, NE. The name of our team is TNMC UNMC UNMCP-Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center-Heroes Helping Heroes.

Participants also can choose to honor their loved ones by dedicating luminaria, paper bags containing votive candles. Each luminaria is personalized with a name, photo, message or drawing in memory or in honor of a friend or loved one who has been affected by cancer.

Email Sue Schreiner, Relay for Life team captain, to order your luminaria as a $10 donation. If you would like to be a part of the event but are unable to attend, you can still make a donation by contacting Schreiner.