Mayor Jere Wood issued a proclamation at the March 9 Mayor and City Council meeting, declaring the Citys support of Relay for Life of Roswell and the cancer awareness campaign, HOPE Lives Here. Saturday, April 18, marked the 14th year of Relay for Life of Roswell, which raises money to help fund research, as well as education, advocacy and patient services for cancer survivors. The event was held at Roswell High School; one of more than 5,200 Relay events held across the United States and in 20 other countries. To date, Relay for Life of Roswell has raised more than $1.2 million. In 2014 alone, the Roswell event raised more than $103,000. Roswell is such an amazing community, said Kim Weber, chair of the 2015 Relay for Life of Roswell. This event has had so much support from Mayor Wood and the people of Roswell for many years, and this years campaign of HOPE Lives Here proves even more moving with the honor of Mayor Woods proclamation.