Shippensburg University will be holding its fifteenth annual Relay for Life Event in the Recreational Center. The event will run from 6 p.m. April 17 to 6 a.m. April 18.
Relay for Life was conceived around 1985, when Dr. Gordy Klatt walked and ran for 24 hours around a track, raising $27,000 which was given to the American Cancer Society. The following year, 340 people joined in the event, and soon after Relay for Life was born.
The idea is that people will camp out around a track and organize teams. These teams use their members to take turns walking or running around the track, always having a member on the track. These teams raise money through donations for the event. All the money then goes to the American Cancer society to help fight cancer.
Currently, according to the Relay for Life event page, SU has more than 35 teams, 400 participants and has raised over $26,000.
Along with running and walking around the track there will be various forms of entertainment available to pass the time.
SU also recently held its Colors of Hope 5K event, which raised nearly $400 in one morning.
For more information, and to see how you can donate and participate, check out the event page for SU’s relay at main.acsevents.org.
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