This year's telethon benefiting the American Cancer Society will again feature a Salute to Survivors.

During this segment, survivors are introduced and encouraged to talk briefly about their battle with cancer.Salute to Survivors is scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday. The 37th annual telethon airs live from Penn's Peak just outside Jim Thorpe.People wishing to be part of the Salute to Survivors should check in at the front door of the Penn's Peak auditorium by 6:30 p.m.The 24-hour telethon is available on Channel 13 on Blue Ridge Cable and on Channel 90 in the Tamaqua-Mahanoy City Service Electric Cable area and on channels 2 and 50 in the Lehigh Valley on the Service Electric Cable system.The telethon will also feature a memorial segment.Area residents are asked to send in photos of friends and family members who have lost their fight with cancer.The images will be used during a special memorial segment airing live around 6 p.m. Sunday.Digital images (jpegs) can be sent to

Cancertelethon@gmail.com.