Many differing groups donate and march to raise funds for the day. NCSM (National Cancer Society of Malaysia)Ĭansa (Cancer Association of South Africa) Many countries participate with their own names for their events.īermuda Cancer and Health Centre (founded by Ron Spencer III)Īsociacion Hondurena de la Lucha Contra el Cancer He recruited a small team of people to host the City of Destiny Classic 24-Hour Run Against Cancer. After this event, Klatt thought about how other people could participate in a similar event in their own community. Nearly 300 of Klatt's friends, family, and patients watched as he ran and walked the course. He walked approximately 83 miles and raised $27,000 for cancer research. Throughout the night, friends paid $25 to run or walk 30 minutes with him. Because he enjoyed marathons, Klatt walked around the track at Baker Stadium at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma for 24 hours. In May 1985, Gordon Klatt, a colorectal surgeon from Tacoma, Washington, decided he wanted to raise money for the American Cancer Society. The following countries hold Relay For Life events: Australia, Belgium, Bermuda, Canada, France, Denmark, Guatemala, Honduras, Ireland, Jamaica, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Portugal, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States and Zambia. The largest virtual fundraising event is Relay For Life of Second Life, which has raised more than $4,000,000 since 2005. The first team to raise over $1 million was the Rosebud Miners. It is estimated that Relay For Life events have raised nearly $5 billion to date. Currently, almost 4 million people take part in Relay events in over 5,000 communities in the United States. It is often organized as a multi-day public gathering, spanning all day and night in a large outdoor space, and many people bring tents and camp out around the walking tracks. Ī Relay For Life event is organized under a volunteer Relay Committee and implemented by volunteers.

As the American Cancer Society's most successful fundraiser and the organization's signature event, the mission of Relay For Life is to raise funds to improve cancer survival, decrease the incidence of cancer, and improve the quality of life for cancer patients and their caretakers. Events are held in local communities, university campuses and in virtual campaigns. Each year, more than 5,000 Relay For Life events take place in over twenty countries. Relay For Life is a community-based fundraising event for the American Cancer Society.

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