Swimming and Diving to Walk for the Cause at Relay For Life
4/15/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving
ORONO, Maine -- The University of Maine swimming and diving teams will be meeting up at Memorial Gym on Friday, April 15 at 4 p.m. to begin their march towards raising money for the American Cancer Society at the University of Maine's Relay For Life.
The Swimming and Diving squads have already raised over $585 for this great cause, surpassing their goal of $400. The team has designed their own tie-dye t-shirts to wear throughout the walk and will be taking part in all of the special events running throughout the night and well into tomorrow morning. As a school, UMaine has raised over $25,000 for this year's relay.
As stated on the Relay For Life website, "The American Cancer Society Relay For Life is a life-changing event that gives everyone in communities across the globe a chance to celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against the disease. At Relay, 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. Because cancer never sleeps, Relays are overnight events up to 24 hours in length.
Relay began in 1985 when Dr. Gordy Klatt, a colorectal surgeon in Tacoma, Washington, ran and walked around a track for 24 hours to raise money for the American Cancer Society. Since then, Relay has grown from a single man's passion to fight cancer into the world's largest movement to end the disease. Each year, more than 3.5 million people in 5,000 communities in the United States, along with additional communities in 20 other countries, gather to take part in this global phenomenon and raise much-needed funds and awareness to save lives from cancer. Thanks to Relay participants, the American Cancer Society continues to save lives."
To donate to this great cause, please visit the attached link:
Donate to Relay For Life
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