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Reduced Relay moves back to City Park

PARKERSBURG – Relay for Life of Wood County will be a little different this year but the support of survivors, current fighters and those who lost their battle to cancer will remain the same.

Due to the recent increase in local COVID-19 cases, the event, which had been planned for the former Jungle Drive In Theatre will now take place at the Parkersburg City Park pond on July 17.

From 9:30 to 10:30 p.m., luminaries will be on display with each light honoring someone who’s fighting cancer, who survived cancer or who passed away due to cancer.

“We’re just trying to make every effort to do something for our community with our Relay but also to keep everybody safe,” Carmen Hathaway, senior community development manager with the American Cancer Society said. “We also would like to engage our cancer survivors to come if they can, remaining in the car so we can say hi to them as they come through.”

It is hoped to go back to the traditional Relay for Life event next year but Hathaway said in the meantime, folks can come and see the luminaries and visit relayforlife.org\woodwv or the Relay for Life Wood County, Parkersburg Facebook page to donate.

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