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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Release date: April 5, 2016
The American Cancer Societys Relay for Life to take place at
Elon University
ELON N.C.Media alert
What: Relay for Life, a 12-hour, community fundraising walk that
benefits the American Cancer Society, will be held at Elon University on
April 22. This years walk will be held at Francis Center Field, and it will
be the fourth annual Relay for Life event to take place at Elon.
Where: Francis Center Field at Elon University, fields located behind
the Gerald L. Francis Center at 762 E. Haggard Ave.
When: 6 p.m. Friday, April 22 to 6 a.m. Saturday, April 23.
Details: Although exact details of the events vary by location, each
Relay for Life event includes a survivors lap, a luminary ceremony and
a fight back ceremony. These specific activities are unique to Relay for
Life experience.
In addition, there are typically food, games and other activities at
Relay for Life events that provide entertainment, build camaraderie
and create a family-friendly environment for the entire community.
Relay for Life first came to Elon in 2013, making this years event
the fourth to be held on its campus. This year, there are currently 34

teams and 394 participants that have registered to walk in Elons Relay
for Life event.
Colleges Against Cancer, a student-run group dedicated to
fundraising on college campuses for the American Cancer Society,
organizes the annual event on Elons campus. Relay for Life is open to
the entire Elon community and those who are interested in
participating are encouraged to sign up for the walk or donate to the
American Cancer Society at relayforlife.org/elonnc.
I Relay for my beautiful mother who I lost to cancer and for the
many others who need us to walk for them because they cant walk for
themselves, first-year Karly Shaubach said.
We are really excited to hopefully meet our fundraising goal of
$100,000 this year, senior Jackie Fronheiser, the events direction of
team development, said.
About: Relay for Life is a nationwide fundraising event that benefits
the American Cancer Society. In 1985, Dr. Gordy Klatt inspired the relay
when he raised $27,000 for the American Cancer Society by walking
and running for 24 hours around a track in Tacoma, Washington.
Years later, hundreds of Relay for Life events, in which teams of
participants walk and camp out around a track overnight, are held
around the nation to raise money for the same organization. So far,
these events have raised nearly $5 billion that have gone toward
cancer research around the world.