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American Cancer Society club aims for ‘meaningful’ relay

PHOTO/JERRY SPAR

After a brief hiatus, the American Cancer Society Club at Hopkinton High School is bringing back the Relay For Life later this month.

“It’s going to be a really meaningful event, but also really fun,” said Rudra Pachori, the ACS Club co-president. 

The relay is scheduled for April 10 at the Hopkinton High School track. Pachori said the club plans to get things started around 4:30 p.m., with activities going into the evening.

Pachori explained that the ACS Club ran the Relay for Life at HHS but discontinued it due to the club dying down for a while. “We started it back up fall of 2024,” said Pachori. “This is our first year [running the relay] since the club has started again.”

Events at the relay include games, music, food, memorial events and walking. The evening also will feature guest speakers and the Relay for Life’s signature luminaria event. The program features dedicated lights along the track honoring those who have died from, are currently fighting or have overcome cancer.

The ACS brought the relay back because of the support and awareness it fosters. “In past years, from what we’ve heard, the relay has been something that has brought a lot of people together,” Pachori said.

“You can kind of see that there’s a difference in the community when these kinds of large, supportive events happen, and that’s why we wanted to replicate that in Hopkinton,” he added.

The club has been preparing for the relay all year, working on everything from getting people registered and organizing materials to planning out the program of events. Pachori said the group doesn’t have a target number of attendees but hopes to get as many people to show up as possible. 

“The more people that come, the more meaningful this event is,” he said.

— NICK SCHOFIELD

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Photo of the Day

At the Hopkinton Center for the Arts’ Partners in the Arts breakfast event this past Friday, HCA executive director Kelly Grill (left) stands alongside Middlesex Savings Bank representatives (from left) Dana Nesche, Jennifer Ubaldino, Courtney O’Reagan and Sarah Shaw. The event marked the HCA’s 15th anniversary and celebrated the organization’s corporate and community partners.