Eastern Michigan University conducted its annual Relay for Life on campus April 3-4. Students, faculty and staff camped out in University Park and participated in the relay walk for 24 hours to raise funds for the American Cancer Society. The event included an opening ceremony and "survivor lap," a survivor dinner, Mr. Relay competition, and lumanaria, "fight back" against cancer and closing ceremonies. The following are key numbers from the fundraising event.

Participants 726

Number of teams 51

Number of survivors 19

Fundraising amount $35,409

Number of hours walked 24

Source: Mike Dailey, President, Colleges Against Cancer and arts and entertainment coordinator, Campus Life

 

 

 

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