March 8 kickoff for Plainfield Relay for Life

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Updated: March 23, 2012 8:11AM

Plainfield Relay for Life

PLAINFIELD — The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Plainfield will hold its annual kickoff 6 to 7:30 p.m. March 8 at Plainfield Law Enforcement Center, 14300 S. Coil Plus Drive.

The event offers information about the society’s mission of saving lives faster by helping people stay well, helping people get well, finding cures and fighting back. The registration fee will be waived for teams who sign up before or during the kickoff.

This year’s relay will be June 9-10 at Plainfield North High School.

Volunteers are needed.

For informationn, contact the society at 708-633-7770 or visit relayforlife.org/plainfieldil.

Reading food labels

JOLIET — A program on how to read nutritional labels will be presented at 10 a.m. Feb. 29 at the Will County Unit of the University of Illinois Extension, 100 Manhattan Road.

Drusilla Banks, extension wellness and nutrition educator, will speak.

Cost is $5. Register before Tuesday at http://web.extension.illinois.edu/gkw/ or call 815-727-9269.