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Walkers make their way around the track.

The fight back

The Ursinus College football stadium hosted the college’s annual Relay for Life Friday night into Saturday morning, where 45 teams hoped to raise $65,000 to fight cancer. The theme of the event was Celebrate, Remember, Fight Back. Hundreds of students, faculty and community members attended the Relay for Life, many of them wearing purple in the spirit of the American Cancer Society and the hope for a cancer-free world.
Photos by Kevin Hoffman/The Mercury


Participants take the ceremonial first lap around Ursinus' track.


Relayers set up their tents in the middle of the track


Cancer survivor Debi Brilck of King of Prussia looks to her future as she addressed the crowd at Ursinus.

Why do you Relay?

The Pottstown Relay for Life is an event of voices. Voices of hope, voices of love, voices of encouragement ... the voices of a community that has taken up the fight against cancer.

Last year, the Pottstown Relay raised more than $1 million.

This year, the theme is Hometown USA: Color the Town Purple, and the goal is to raise $1.1 million locally to fund cancer research and awareness programs.
From now until the date of Relay on May 31-June 1, this page will feature the hometown voices of Relay in stories, pictures and video.

We invite you to send us comments, pictures and video that you would like to see appear on this page and check back for our updates. Tell us your reason you Relay and your hope for a cancer-free world.

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