Monmouth U. to host Relay for Life WEST LONG BRANCH - Monmouth University is hosting the American Cancer Society Relay for Life event on itsWest Long Branch campus on April 11 and 12. TheAmerican Cancer Society Relay for Life is an overnight community celebration where individuals and teams camp out, barbecue, dance and take turns walking around a track relay-style to raise funds to fight cancer. The event will start at 6 p.m. on April 11, and at nightfall, participants will light hundreds of luminaria around the track in a moving ceremony to honor cancer survivors as well as friends and family members who lost to the disease. TheAmerican Cancer Society Relay for Life represents hope that those lost to cancer will never be forgotten, that those who face cancer will be supported, and that one day cancer will be eliminated. Several members of the community, as well as Monmouth University student organizations, have formed teams for the event. To join a team, sign up for the walk, or to donate money, go to http://events.cancer. org/RFLmonmouthuniversityNJ or contact Kathleen Gelchion at (732) 758- 8259, ext. 218 or via e-mail at Kathleen. gelchion@cancer.org. Dr. Sheila Mcallister-Spooner, assistant professor of Public Relations and adviser to Public Relations Student Society of America, has integrated the Relay for Life into the curricula for fundraising classes being offered this semester. "This event offers a perfect opportunity for students to apply the concepts that they have learned in the classroom to practical situations," Mcallister-Spooner said. "It's a win-win situation," she said, adding, "The students learn the tricks of the trade as they raise money for a worthy cause such as the American Cancer Society." The American Cancer Society is dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by saving lives, diminishing suffering and preventing cancer through research, education, advocacy and service. Founded in 1913 and with national headquarters in Atlanta, the society has 13 regional divisions and local offices in 3,400 communities, involving millions of volunteers across the United States. For more information, call 1-800-ACS-2345 or visit www.cancer.org.