Chris Colfer: Course of the Force Relay!

Chris Colfer poses for a photo with Darth Vader while attending day one of the 2013 Course of the Force: An Epic Lightsaber Relay held at the Skywalker Ranch on Tuesday afternoon (July 9) in Nicasio, Calif.

The 23-year-old Glee actor helped raise money for the Make-a-Wish Foundation at the event that kicked off a huge nine day trek traveling down the coast of California. Follow @MakeaWish and help support the cause!

“Costumes, Star Wars, AND it’s for charity?! Sign me up!” Chris told JustJaredJr.com at the event “I’ve been a fan of Star Wars since I was four when I saw it for the first time. It was life changing.”

Along the relay race course at Skywalker Ranch there were biker scouts riding vintage bicycles, Princess Leia and X-Wing Flight Pilots roaming, and Stormtroopers tending to peach trees and acting as lifeguards at Lake Ewok.

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