WEST POINT, N.Y. – Over 600 cadets will participate in The Relay for Life event on May 1, from noon to 8 p.m. at Highland Falls Middle School.

The event celebrates those individuals who have battled cancer, remembers loved ones lost and helps fight cancer through fundraising efforts.

All 32-cadet companies will field a team with each team walking laps continuously throughout the day to symbolize that cancer never stops.

There will be food and many different activities throughout the day culminating in the Luminaria, where all participants will light candles to memorialize those who are battling or have been lost to cancer.

The keynote speaker for the event is Col. Maritza Ryan, head of the Department of Law, and cancer survivor.

To join the Cadet Relay for Life go to: West Point Teams

About West Point
Ranked the “Top College in the Country” by Forbes and “Top Public Liberal Arts College” by US News & World Report, the U.S. Military Academy is a four-year co-educational federal undergraduate liberal arts college located 50 miles north of New York City.  The world's preeminent leader development institution, it was founded in 1802 as America's first college of engineering.  Its mission remains constant—to educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country and prepared for a career of professional excellence and service to the Nation as an officer in the United States Army.  For more information, go to www.westpoint.edu.

Editors Note: Media interested in covering the Cadet Relay for Life event can contact Media Relations at 845-938-2006 by Friday.