Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Relay for Life Raises Over $48,000 to Support Cancer Research
April 22, 2012
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Sara Lynn McCall Graduate Assistant
Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Relay for Life Raises Over $48,000 to Support Cancer Research
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VALDOSTA -- Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ held its 5th annual Relay
for Life at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 13, on the front lawn of the
Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ campus. A total of $48,562 was raised to support cancer
research. Fifty-eight teams participated in this year’s event, and
55 of those teams were Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ student organizations.
The top raising team consisted of Chi Omega, Delta Chi and Sigma
Chi who raised $8,169. The top raising individual was Becky Murphy
who raised $2,176.
“The Relay for Life student committee did all of the work,” said
John Wright, associate director of Student Life. “I want to make
sure they get credit because they did a wonderful job.”
Also, the College Panhellenic Council sororities held their annual
Step Show on Thursday, April 12, and raised a total of $6,200 for
the local “Partnership Cancer Fund.”
For more information, visit relay.org/vsu.
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