Another edition of the Relay For Life of Bermuda will be held at the end of May, aiming to raise money for cancer research and prevention.

Previous events have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the cause, including the new radiation therapy initiative.

Ironshore will again be the main sponsors while this year Colonial Group International have jumped on-board as platinum sponsors.

The Relay takes place at the National Sports Centre on May 27 and May 28.

Naz Farrow, Colonial Group International’s chief operating officer for health, said: “I attended the event last year and was blown away by the number of people who turned up to take part and to support the event.

“I said then that we would sponsor it because not only does it do so much for fundraising, it also brings together cancer survivors and sufferers as well as their families in a way no other event could match. I found last year’s event a very moving experience.”

The event will see 95 per cent of the proceeds going to the Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre and the remaining 5 per cent to Global Relay For Life in the United States.

Ron Spencer, business developer and account manager at Colonial, founded Relay For Life of Bermuda in conjunction with the Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre, following the death of his mother from cancer. May 28 will mark the eighth anniversary of her death.

“This will be the third year and we have raised more than $1m in the first two years, which is pretty remarkable,” he said.

“This year, some teams have already started their fundraising, even before it has gone public.”

Following last year’s event, Mr Spencer was invited by the US Relay For Life to a leadership conference where people “were amazed at how much had been raised in Bermuda”.

He added: “Leaders of the American Cancer Society will be here for the event this year as they were so impressed with what Bermuda managed to raise.”

For more information, visit www.bermudarelay.com