MOULTRIE, Ga. — The American Cancer Society (ACS) is asking community members to be part of the world’s largest peer-to-peer fundraising event to save lives from cancer by participating in the Relay For Life of Colquitt County on Friday, April 24, at Colquitt County Agricultural Complex. 

The Relay For Life movement unites 2.5 million participants globally to save lives, celebrate lives, and lead the fight for a world without cancer, according to a press release from local organizers.  

Cervical Cancer Awareness Month is observed in January each year. It offers the ACS an opportunity to increase awareness that regular screening for women, and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for pre-teens and teens, can prevent most cervical cancers, the press release said. It is also an opportunity to educate women about the risk factors associated with cervical cancer, ACS cervical cancer screening recommendations, and how ACS provides information, support, and guidance for women living with cervical cancer.

To find out more about the Relay For Life of Colquitt County and how its teams are making a difference please contact Sonya Aldridge with Colquitt EMC at (229) 985-3620 Ext 1225 or Wanda Purvis with Colquitt County Road Department at (229) 616-7480.