Relay For Life, silent auction events are today
The second annual SMU American Cancer Society Relay for Life is today, Friday, March 20, at Gostomski Fieldhouse.
A special luminaria ceremony will give Saint Mary’s community members an opportunity to remember those they have lost to cancer and honor those who have survived.
Anyone desiring to make a luminaria or a silent auction bid should come to the basement of the Toner Student Center between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. today. Donations are accepted.
Relay For Life is a fun-filled, overnight event. Teams of eight to 15 members gather with tents and sleeping bags to participate in the largest fundraising event in the nation and to celebrate the lives of those who have had cancer, remember those lost, and fight back against a disease that takes too much. Relay For Life brings together friends, families, businesses, hospitals, schools, churches ... people from all walks of life. Teams seek sponsorship prior to the Relay, all with the goal of eliminating cancer. Teams of people camp out at a local high school, park, or fairground and take turns walking or running around a track or path. Each team is asked to have a representative on the track at all times during the event. Relays are an overnight event, up to 24 hours in length.
Saint Mary’s community cancer survivors (anyone who has ever been diagnosed with cancer) will kick off the Relay For Life on 7:30 p.m. at the field house with the official Survivors Lap; then, the rest of the participants will join the fun. SMU has nearly 175 people signed up to participate so far.
This year’s theme for Saint Mary’s is “Beat It.” At each hour of the walk, different themes, such as “Mr. Relay For Life” or “RFL Olympics,” will be hosted. Prizes for winning teams will be presented throughout the night.
Dollars raised through Relay For Life are providing hope to people in the Winona community. For cancer information, day-to-day help, or emotional support, call 1-800-ACS-2345 or visit www.cancer.org.
For more information, contact Marissa, mjkadl06@smumn.edu, or Alison, amhill07@smumn.edu, or go online at www.relayforlife.org/smu.
