The Relay of Life for Hope will have a special guest this year — WISH-TV weatherman Randy Ollis.

Organizer Jonna Shepherd explains that Ollis will be the survivor speaker at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, June 2nd at the bandstand on the Hope Town Square.

Ollis, who has chronicled his battle with cancer on air, will speak at the bandstand on the Hope Town Square.  Shepherd says she reached out to Ollis personally to get him to attend.

Shepherd said she explained to Ollis the  importance of the Relay to her family and her family’s battle with the disease.

Shepherd has been involved with the relay since 2009. Her husband Larry had been diagnosed with breast cancer and at the time was in remission..

Her husband, Larry, later died of breast cancer.

The Relay for Life kicks off at 8 a.m. Saturday and runs until 11 p.m. The Survivor Breakfast will be at 8 a.m. to be followed by the Survivor Lap. A luminaria display will be held at 9 p.m.

There will be themed laps,  a silent auction and games. Other events that day include performances by Avery Tallent at 11 a.m., the Night Owls Country Band from 5 to 7:30 p.m., and a Fish Fry with the Hartsville Volunteer Fire Department from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

A motorcycle ride, organized by Shepherd’s son,  will leave from the Hope Town Square. Registration for the ride begins at 11:30 a.m. and kickstands will go up at 12:30 p.m.

The small town Relay for Life hopes to raise $18,000 for the American Cancer Society.

You can look for more information at Relay for Life of Hope on Facebook or you can call 812-603-0351.