Event chair Sally Heyob, 16 from Plato Center, gives caregiver Roger Klemm, 63 from Elgin, a hug during the American Cancer Society Relay For Life at Prairie Knolls Middle School Friday. August 3, 2012. Klemm was talking to the participants about his wife JoAna who passed away in May. | John Konstantaras~For Sun-Times Media

Wearing purple shirts cancer survivors take the first lap during the American Cancer Society Relay For Life at Prairie Knolls Middle School Friday. August 3, 2012. | John Konstantaras~For Sun-Times Media

Frank Tagoe, 34 from South Elgin, give cancer survivor Amy Tagoe, 37 from South Elgin a piggy back ride as her brother walks with them during the American Cancer Society Relay For Life at Prairie Knolls Middle School Friday. August 3, 2012. | John Konstantaras~For Sun-Times Media

Jonathan Lyons, 16 from Elgin, fights to put on a frozen t-shirt during a competition at the American Cancer Society Relay For Life at Prairie Knolls Middle School Friday. August 3, 2012. | John Konstantaras~For Sun-Times Media

Four-year-old Frank Tagoe runs along the track during the American Cancer Society Relay For Life at Prairie Knolls Middle School Friday. August 3, 2012. | John Konstantaras~For Sun-Times Media

Nick Howell holds a sign for the Cancer Warriors during the American Cancer Society Relay For Life at Prairie Knolls Middle School Friday. Howell was walking to support cancer survivor Amy Tagoe from South Elgin. August 3, 2012. | John Konstantaras~For Sun-Times Media

Bailey Howell, 9 from Longansport, IN, walks along the track during the American Cancer Society Relay For Life at Prairie Knolls Middle School Friday. August 3, 2012. | John Konstantaras~For Sun-Times Media