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# Cancer benefit to feature 24-hour team walk, run
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/cancer-benefit-to-feature-24-hour-team-walk-run/
- Published: 2002-05-21T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T00:17:38.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Health, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By SIGNS, from page 1 By Daily Press staff*

Teams are forming now for a unique, 24-hour event that will raise funds for the American Cancer Society.

Called the First Annual Santa Monica Relay For Life, the event will feature teams of 10-15 people who take turns walking or running around the track at Santa Monica College’s Corsair Field for 24 hours.

The event is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. on Aug. 3 and run until 9 a.m. on Aug. 4.

“The power of relay is that it allows a community to grieve for those lost to cancer and to celebrate the lives of those who have survived,” according to a press release. “It also allows the community a chance to rally around a common cause and have fun doing it.”

Team members are asked to pay a $10 registration fee, as well as raise a minimum of $100\. Teams are organized by relatives, friends, local businesses, hospitals, schools and churches.

A kick-off party for the event will be held May 29 from 6 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. at Buca Di Beppo, 1442 2nd St. Reservations are required.

For more information, call Ann Logsdon at 310-435-9282 or Maxine Tatlonghari at 213-368-8537.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on May 21, 2002.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/052102.pdf?ref=smdp.com)