More Than 700 Gear Up For Fourth Annual Relay For Life
class=""MsoNormal"">SALISBURY, MD---With over 80 teams representing more than 700 people, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥’s fourth annual Relay For Life is promising to be one of its largest celebrations of cancer survivors and honoring families of cancer victims yet.
class=""MsoNormal"">The number of University teams has nearly tripled from past years, adding to the variety of fundraisers for Relay. A wide variety of student clubs, athletics, honor societies and Greek organizations are involved.
class=""MsoNormal"">Athletics participants include two field hockey teams, two swimming teams, women’s rugby, tennis, track and field, and cheerleading.
class=""MsoNormal"">The swim team’s theme is “Splish and Splash: Wash Away Cancer.” Its campsite features blue and white balloons symbolizing bubbles on which participants may attach the name of a loved one touched by cancer. The “bubbles” represent “washing away cancer.” Other on-site fundraisers include a rubber duck dive.
class=""MsoNormal"">The tennis team hosted a “Volley Against Cancer” doubles tournament recently to raise money. The team also hosts ping pong games onsite during Relay.
class=""MsoNormal"">The field hockey team’s focus is on food, selling hamburgers and hot dogs.
class=""MsoNormal"">This overnight event is 6 p.m.-6 a.m. Friday-Saturday, April 22-23, at SU’s intramural fields on Wayne Street. A survivors’ ceremony and reception begins at 5 p.m. SU faculty and staff, student and alumni cancer survivors are encouraged to attend. A survivors’ lap immediately follows the ceremony. A luminaria ceremony is held at dusk to honor those touched by cancer.
class=""MsoNormal"">This year’s pre-event total stands at almost $24,000, ranking SU eighth among college and community Relay events in the South Atlantic region. For the past two years, SU has emerged No. 1 in the nation in per-capita campus Relay fundraising following. For more information call 410-543-6030 or visit the SU Relay Web site at www.acsevents.org/SUrelay. "