The West End Relay for Life will be hitting the track Friday at the Pleasant Valley High School Stadium in Brodheadsville.

The event is held to raise money for cancer research through the American Cancer Society, as well and celebrate survivors and remember those who were lost to cancer.

The gates open at 4 p.m. with the opening ceremony at 5 p.m.

The Survivors Tent will open at 6:30 p.m. with the Survivors Reception. Food, drinks, a celebration cake and door prizes will be on hand for survivors and caregivers or guests.

The Survivor Ceremony will be held at 7:30 p.m. with a Celebration of Life lap at 7:30 p.m. and luminaria ceremony at 8:45 p.m.

The event also will feature a pie eating contest, cow chip bingo, three-legged race, frozen T-shirt competition, ice cream truck, face painting, basket raffle and a demonstration by Mountain Warriors Karate.

The public is welcome to attend. For more information, contact Dori Hurley at 570-460-3981.