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Relay for Life
April 26, 2007
PLU’s second annual Relay for Life event raised over $46,000 for the American Cancer Society.
The event, which was held at the PLU track, was jointly planned and organized by students from PLU and from the University of Puget Sound. The relationship between the two schools is typically defined by their rivalry in athletics, but the fund-raising event provided students an opportunity to work collaboratively for a good cause. UPS walkers raised $20,681, so between the two schools, nearly $70,000 was raised for the fight against cancer.
“We feel funding cancer research is a cause bigger than individual universities, and we thought that teaming up would get more energy and enthusiasm behind the cause,” said senior Liz Lamb-Ferro, a student organizer of the PLU Relay event.
The event, which has spread internationally and is now held in over 23 countries, originated at UPS back in 1985, when a local surgeon named Gordy Klatt walked around the Loggers’ track for 24 hours and raised over $27,000.
Lamb and Tova Emry co-chaired the event representing PLU. Lindsay Anderson and Tamara Baker-Wagner were the UPS co-chairs. Between the two schools, a 64-member committee of students and university staff helped pull the event together.
The evening’s activities went far beyond walking around the track. Musical entertainment from The Schematics, Nick & Jeff, and Stephanie Johnson - all popular groups and artists between the UPS and PLU communities – livened things up for the walkers.
The online donation site for PLU's Relay for Life event will be active through August at www.plu.edu/~plurelay. Relay for Life is an overnight event for teams, held to benefit the American Cancer Society.
“We feel funding cancer research is a cause bigger than individual universities, and we thought that teaming up would get more energy and enthusiasm behind the cause,” said senior Liz Lamb-Ferro, a student organizer of the PLU Relay event.
The event, which has spread internationally and is now held in over 23 countries, originated at UPS back in 1985, when a local surgeon named Gordy Klatt walked around the Loggers’ track for 24 hours and raised over $27,000.
Lamb and Tova Emry co-chaired the event representing PLU. Lindsay Anderson and Tamara Baker-Wagner were the UPS co-chairs. Between the two schools, a 64-member committee of students and university staff helped pull the event together.
The evening’s activities went far beyond walking around the track. Musical entertainment from The Schematics, Nick & Jeff, and Stephanie Johnson - all popular groups and artists between the UPS and PLU communities – livened things up for the walkers.
The online donation site for PLU's Relay for Life event will be active through August at www.plu.edu/~plurelay. Relay for Life is an overnight event for teams, held to benefit the American Cancer Society.