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CollegesAgainstCanceraimstoreachnewheightsandrecordbreakingdonationsatitsfourth
annualRelayforLife
ELON,N.C.(April5,2016)ElonUniversitysCollegesAgainstCancerchapterwillhostitsfourthannualRelayforL
eventstartingat6p.m.April22nd,andlastinguntil6a.m.onApril23.This12houreventwilltakeplacebehindthe
GeraldL.FrancisFieldwiththegoalofraisingarecordbreaking$100,000tobedonatedtotheAmericanCancer
Society.Participantswilltaketurnswalkingthroughoutthenighttosymbolizethestruggleofallcancerpatientsand
caretakers,andwilltakepartinvariousfundraisingactivities.
CollegesAgainstCancerinvitesallstudents,faculty,cancersurvivorsandcurrentfighterstoitsfundraisingeventfeatur
foodtrucks,carsmashes,bakesales,ahypnotist,andlivemusicalperformancesjusttonameafew.Othereventsinclu
aLuminariaCeremonywhereindividualscangrieve,remember,andhonorthosewholosttheirbattlewithcancer.
PriyankaKohli,theeventsdirectorofcastingisexcitedtoseethehundredsofstudentswhowillcomeoutthisyeartoh
themreachanewfundraisinggoal.KohlinotesthatRelayforLifebringstheEloncommunitytogetherforanimportan
cause,andbondsuswhilewehavefunraisingmoneyforaterrificcause,shesaid.Itsalsoagreatwaytoraise
awarenesstothisdiseasethataffectsmillionsofAmericanseachyearandtakesthelivesofsomanyofourlovedones.
Relayerswillhearstoriesfromsurvivorsthroughouttheeventandwillhaveachancetomeetthecancerpatientstheyre
fundraisingfor.
JacquelineFronheiser,directorofteamrecruitment,makesnoteoftheyearlongpreparationandhardworkColleges
AgainstCancerputsintotheirbiggestevent.
Webeganpreparingatthebeginningofthisyear,andarefundraisingandplanningallthewayuntilApril22withthe
hopesofreaching$100,000worthofdonations,shesaid.
ElonUniversity'sCollegesAgainstCancerisastudentrunnationalorganizationfocusedonraisingfundstoprovide
peoplewithtoolsforcancerprevention,roundtheclockpsychologicalservices,andaccesstotreatment.Theyareable
raisethesefundsthroughthefourmaineventsheldyearround:RelayforLIfe,TriathELON,PainttheCampusPurple
Week,andRockinRelay.LastyearCACraised$75,000atRelayforLife,andareworkingtosurpassthatamountthis
year.YoucanhelpthemachieveitsgoalbysigninguptoparticipateinRelayforLife,orbydonatingmoneyand
becomingacorporatesponsor.