Beverly Wendland understands what it is like to lose a loved one to cancer. Twelve years ago, her mother succumbed to the disease. That's why the associate professor of biology is a member of the Facultative Anaerobes, one of the 40 faculty, student and staff teams planning to participate in this year's Relay for Life.

Relay for Life is an all-night event honoring and encouraging cancer victims and survivors and raising money for the American Cancer Society. This year, the event will run from 7 p.m. on Friday, April 13, to 7 a.m. on Saturday, April 14, on the Homewood campus's Wyman Quadrangle.

A reception opens the event. At dusk, candles symbolizing cancer survivors and victims are lit, and survivors walk a lap around the Quad. They soon are joined by their caretakers, teams and individuals. In addition to raising money beforehand, teams must keep at least one member walking around the Quad at all times throughout the night.

For details, contact co-chair Laxmi Pellakuru at Relay@jhu.edu or log on to the event's Web site at www.jhu.edu/Relay. Several teams are still taking members, and individuals also are encouraged to participate.

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