For this year’s football service project, football players and various staff members will be participating in the Relay for Life supporting the American Cancer Society.

            This event will take place from June 1 to June 2 from 6PM to 6AM the next morning at Mel Eide Field. Anyone is allowed to participate.

            Lisa Ledbetter, French teacher, and Dana Petraglia, administrative assistant to the dean’s office, are the leaders of the staff Relay for Life team. They were chosen to be team leaders because they both have loved ones who have been affected by cancer.

            “I’m excited to just be at the event and see the enthusiasm of people, and the camaraderie and the enthusiasm again to come together and fight this awful disease,” Ledbetter said. “I think the more people see the enthusiasm, the more likely they are to participate, not only now but also in the future. It’s good to be in the company of other people and feel the same way you and are there to support you. It’ll be a good time.”

            Money can be raised through donations online, donations at the race, or through money donated at the luminary service, Ledbetter said.

            “The goal we want to raise, [as a group], is $1,500. There’s no minimum that you have to raise individually, but my goal is $100,” Ledbetter said.

            Although the football team is hosting the event, anyone is allowed to participate in the Relay for Life.

            “You can go online and form a team and start donating as soon as you have your team. It’s just $10 to become part of a team and that goes towards your donation,” Ledbetter said. “For the LZHS faculty team, we each raise money individually and it goes towards our team fund. The team will come out that day, and each member doesn’t have to be there for the entire time, you can come in increments or you can be there the whole time, it’s all up to you.”