The American Cancer Society urges local business owners to take up the fight against cancer in their community by becoming sponsors of the eighth annual Relay For Life/Westlake to be held on May 1-2 at Chaparral Stadium.

Sponsorships can be tailored to a company’s ability to give.

Relay For Life events will take place in more than 4,800 communities nationwide. The local event is expected to include approximately 1,000 community members. Approximately $760,000 in has been raised in the past seven years for the American Cancer Society through Relay For Life/Westlake.

Relay For Life is a fun-filled overnight event, held from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. It raises money for the American Cancer Society. Teams take turns walking laps. Each team tries to keep at least one team member on the track at all times. Relay For Life helps communities celebrate the lives of those who have faced cancer, remember loved ones lost and fight back against the disease.

Anyone who would like to become a corporate sponsor or find out how to build a team should visit www.RelayForLife.org/westlaketx or call Barbara Bearden at 751-9735.