Celebrate Life - A National Cancer Survivors Day Event

Celebrate Life...an afternoon to rejoice in the gift of life - to come together as a community and to pay tribute to those who are living with, through and beyond cancer. Presented by Cancer Care Nova Scotia, Celebrate Life was an event held in June as an opportunity for all who have been touched by cancer to come together to celebrate survivorship, as well as remember those who lost their lives to the disease. It was used to recognize the strength of individuals, the valuable support of loved ones, advancements in research and the compassion of those professionals who've dedicated their lives to cancer patients and families.

National Cancer Survivors Day is an annual Celebration of Life that is held throughout North America and other participating countries. It began with Richard Bloch (founder of H&R Block) and his wife, Annette, who organized a Cancer Survivor Rally in Kansas City to demonstrate that a diagnosis of cancer was not an automatic death sentence. The idea soon caught on in other communities and has come to be known as National Cancer Survivors Day, held each year on the first Sunday in June.