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8th annual Relay For Life set for Saturday

FILE PHOTO | This year’s Relay For Life will start Saturday night at Cochran Park.

More than $50,000 has already been raised for this year’s Relay For Life that begins Saturday night at Jean Cochran Park in Peconic.

The eighth annual American Cancer Society Benefit begins with an opening ceremony at 6:30 p.m. The Luminaria Ceremony is at 9:30 p.m. Donors can choose to dedicate a personal luminaria in honor, memory or support of a loved one. Or donation dollars can be assigned to a team or participant to help them reach their goal.

The event will feature live music along with Henna tattoos, chair massages, a bake sale and face painting.

Check-in begins at 4 p.m.

For more information on the event, click here.

Check out photos from last year’s Relay for Life here.