Ceremony to kick off Relay For Life at YSU

Staff report

YOUNGSTOWN

Relay For Life at Youngstown State University is set to start at with an opening ceremony at 6 p.m. Friday at Beeghly Center, 224 W. Spring St.

The event will feature a cancer survivors lap around the center’s track followed by a caregivers lap. A luminaria ceremony will commence at 9 p.m. Friday and events will continue throughout the night until a closing ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday.

Other Relay events throughout the area also have been announced:

Niles, 6 p.m. April 29 to noon April 30, Mayor Infante Wellness Center at Waddell Park, 213 Sharkey Road.

Warren, 6 p.m. May 6 to 6 p.m. May 7, Courthouse Square, 101 Mahoning Ave. NW.

Westminster College, 10 a.m. May 7, Burry Stadium, 319 S. Market St., New Wilmington, Pa.

Boardman, 6 p.m. May 13 to 6 p.m. May 14, Center Middle School, 7410 Market St.

Liberty, 6 p.m. May 20 to noon May 21, Liberty schools, 4115 Shady Road, Youngstown.

New Castle, 10 a.m. May 21, Shenango Area School District, 2501 Old Pittsburgh Road, New Castle, Pa.

Portage, 10 a.m. to midnight May 21, Portage Community Bank stadium, 6589 N. Chestnut St., Ravenna.

Poland, 2 p.m. May 21, Poland Seminary High School, 3199 Dobbins Road.

Champion and Cortland, 6 p.m. June 3 to 6 p.m. June 4, Champion High School stadium, 5976 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren.

Austintown, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. June 4 at the Austintown Elementary School parking lot, 245 Idaho Road, Lynn Kirk Loop.

East Liverpool, 10 a.m. June 4, East Liverpool High School, 100 Maine Blvd.

Louisville-Alliance, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. June 4, Carnation City Mall, 2500 W. State St., Alliance.

Newton Falls-Lordstown, 6 p.m. June 10, Newton Falls School, 9091/2 Milton Blvd.

Mercer, 9 a.m. June 11, Mercer High School, 545 W. Butler St., Mercer, Pa.

Ellwood City, noon June 11, Helling Stadium, 611 Madison Ave., Ellwood City, Pa.

Salem, noon to 10 p.m. June 11 at Courtyard Square, 45 E. State St.

Springfield Township, 6 p.m. June 17 at Welker Park, 10711 Main St., New Middletown.

Brady’s Run, 10 a.m. June 18, Brady’s Run Park, 121 Brady’s Run Road, Beaver Falls, Pa.

Columbiana, noon to 10 p.m. June 18 at Grace Church, 140 S. Main St.

Shenango Valley, 10 a.m. June 25 to 6 a.m. June 26, Kennedy Catholic High School, 2120 Shenango Valley Freeway, Hermitage, Pa.

Greenville, 9 a.m. July 9, Riverside Park, 45 Alan Ave., Greenville, Pa.

For information about each Relay or to sign up to participate, visit http://relay.acsevents.org/site/PageServer?-pagename=relay_getinvolved_events and search for your local Relay.