{"id":16158,"date":"2024-02-16T08:15:37","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T13:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/?p=16158"},"modified":"2024-02-15T12:48:05","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T17:48:05","slug":"elizabethtown-college-hosting-annual-relay-for-life-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/2024\/02\/16\/elizabethtown-college-hosting-annual-relay-for-life-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Elizabethtown College Hosting Annual Relay for Life Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Written by Anastasia McGettigan &#8217;27 (English Professional Writing major, Creative Writing minor), Yasmin Elgamal &#8217;27 (English Secondary Education major), and Shannon Brady &#8217;26 (History, Professional Writing and Regional Studies major).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Elizabethtown College will be hosting the annual Relay for Life event, presented by Etown\u2019s student-run division of the Colleges Against Cancer (CAC) organization, on Friday, Feb 23, from 4 to 10 p.m. in the Bowers Center Field House.\u00a0This year\u2019s theme will be \u201cGive Cancer the Boot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The event is open to Etown students and those who want to attend can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C0KiiSouEaB\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\">register online <\/a>or at the door. A donation of $15 is required for entry with all proceeds donated to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.org\/\">American Cancer Society<\/a>. \u00a0A wristband will be given at check-in to all attendees who can come and go as they please during the event.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cThis event will bring together the Elizabethtown College campus community to raise money and help support research toward finding a cure for cancer,\u201d Bella Mendez, an officer in Etown\u2019s Colleges Against Cancer organization said.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Community members will be sharing their cancer journey, while the event will also include student performances, raffles, an inflatable obstacle course, hair donation opportunities, a mechanical bull, a fitness class, and various tournaments throughout the evening. In addition, a luminaria lantern lighting ceremony will be held in the evening to honor those who were lost to cancer and those who are currently fighting cancer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Relay for Life<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/secure.acsevents.org\/site\/SPageServer?pagename=relay\">Relay for Life<\/a> is a volunteer-led organization founded in 1987 that celebrates cancer survivors and caregivers, and honors those who have lost their lives to cancer. The money that is fundraised by students across the country will be used to help offer support to those in need by providing patients with 24\/7 support, access to lifesaving screenings, and help support breakthrough research.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by Anastasia McGettigan &#8217;27 (English Professional Writing major, Creative Writing minor), Yasmin Elgamal &#8217;27 (English Secondary Education major), and Shannon Brady &#8217;26 (History, Professional Writing and Regional Studies major). 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