RANDOLPH COUNTY - The Randolph County Relay for Life Committee and Teams are gearing up for the Relay to take place May 29-30 from 6:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. at the Sparta Airport facility.

The event features free concessions, live entertainment and camping opportunities.

The following dates are involved in the planning of the event:

-Jan. 5 - 6:30 p.m. - Kick Off planning meeting at the Sparta Community Hospital Auxiliary Building

-Jan. 22 - 6:30-8:30 p.m. Kick Off at St. John's Lutheran Church in Sparta with speakers and a chili sup-per

-Feb. 2 - planning meeting for the committee at 6 p.m. and team captains at 6:45 p.m. at the Sparta Com-munity Hospital Auxiliary Building

-March 2 - planning meeting for the committee at 6 p.m. and team captains at 6:45 p.m. at the Sparta Community Hospital Auxiliary Building

-March 8 - Cancer Survivor Dinner at First United Methodist Church in Sparta

-April 6 - planning meeting for the committee at 6 p.m. and team captains at 6:45 p.m. at the Sparta Community Hospital Auxiliary Building

-May 4 - planning meeting for the committee at 6 p.m. and team captains 6:45 p.m. at the Sparta Community Hospital Auxiliary Building

-May 29-30 - Relay for Life Event from 6:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. at Sparta Airport

Bank Night will take place at First National Bank of Sparta, Broadway and Market. The date for that will be released later.

Local businesses can become sponsors of the Randolph County Relay for Life. Contact Roxanne Conley of the American Cancer Society Relay for Life at 800-642-7792; 998-9898; or roxanne.conley@cancer.org or April Joiner, Randolph County Relay for Life Event Chair, 618-980-7668.