For the second year, walkers will go around the clock in the battle against cancer during the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Bellevue.

Teams of Bellevue residents will gather at Bellevue High School at 2 p.m. on June 6 at 2 p.m. for an overnight relay against cancer. Relay For Life is a family-oriented team event where participants walk relay-style around the track and take part in fun activities off the track.

Teams can include coworkers, club members, family and friends and have gathered donations prior to the event.

Relay for Life of Bellevue will take place at Bellevue High School and will involve not only walking around the track to fight cancer, but also all kinds of fun events and activities. There will be everything from flag football and game tents to movies, glow in the dark ultimate Frisbee and a scavenger hunt.

The purpose of the event is to raise money and awareness about all types of cancer and about the impact that cancer has on society and individuals’ lives.

“This year’s theme is ‘Purple is the new Pink,’” committee member Andy Kipling explained. “Pink represents breast cancer and there is a huge amount of awareness that that color has generated for the cause. Purple, however, represents all cancer and we want to raise awareness for all types of cancer. Hence, Purple is the new Pink.”

Many of the participants are cancer survivors (anyone who has ever been diagnosed with cancer), which serves as a reminder that the community is not immune to this disease and the citizens can actually help friends, families and neighbors that have been touched by cancer.

The public is invited to attend the Luminaria Ceremony, which will take place after sundown at 10 p.m. To honor the community’s cancer survivors and to remember those lost to the disease, survivors will circle the track rimmed with glowing luminaria while the names of survivors and those lost to the disease are read aloud.

Funds raised at Relay For Life will enable the American Cancer Society to support local services and resources for cancer patients and their families. Funds also support cancer research and community education programs designed to teach people how to reduce their risk of developing cancer.

More information on the event is available at Relay For Life of Bellevue.