How does relay for life work

Relay For Life teams camp out overnight and take turns walking or running around a track or path at a local high school, park, or fairground. Events are up to 24 hours long, and because cancer never sleeps, each team is asked to have at least one participant on the track at all times.

1. What happens at a Relay For Life?
2. Why should you Relay For Life?
3. How do I set up a Relay For Life event?
4. Why is Relay For Life purple?
5. What do you do at the relay?
6. How many countries have Relay For Life?
7. What percentage of donations go to Relay For Life?
8. How long do you run in Relay For Life?
9. Where does the money from Relay For Life go?
10. What are some fun facts about Relay For Life?
11. How do Relay For Life teams work?
12. What does it mean to join a Relay For Life team?
13. What are some fun facts about Relay For Life?
14. Where does the money from Relay For Life go?
15. How does a relay contact work?
16. Why is Relay For Life overnight?

What happens at a Relay For Life?

WHAT HAPPENS AT A RELAY FOR LIFE EVENT? Teams and individuals fundraise and take turns walking or running around a track or path. Music, games, food, fun and fundraising. Participants will take part in fundraising the months leading up to the event.

Why should you Relay For Life?

Make A Difference

Relay unites students to raise money for game-changing research into all cancers. Your fundraising efforts help scientists make important progress, so people diagnosed with cancer can live longer than ever before.

How do I set up a Relay For Life event?

Registration is easy. To get started, find your local Relay event by visiting RelayForLife.org and entering your ZIP code. Start your own team or join an existing team online to register (paper registration options are also available).

Why is Relay For Life purple?

Each type of cancer has its own designated color, and just as pink is the designated color for breast cancer, purple is the color of Relay for Life, which represents all types of cancer. Purple symbolizes hope.

What do you do at the relay?

At Relay For Life events, participants of all ages gather at a community space and take turns walking around a track or path to symbolize the perseverance and action needed to change the future of cancer.

How many countries have Relay For Life?

Currently, the American Cancer Society partners with 29 countries on six continents, worldwide to host Relay For Life events. The GRFL program gives cancer organizations around the world a platform to increase their visibility and generate cancer awareness.

What percentage of donations go to Relay For Life?

How much goes to administrative costs? According to our most recent financial data, 73 cents of every dollar goes directly to research, prevention, detection, education, and patient support. The rest – about 27 cents – fuels supporting services for our lifesaving work to manage and fund those programs.

How long do you run in Relay For Life?

The event lasts an entire day to recognize that when someone has cancer, it does not stop; the disease is present around the clock. To participate for 24-hour events, teams of participants camp overnight at local athletic tracks, taking turns running or walking laps.

Where does the money from Relay For Life go?

Funds raised through Relay For Life directly support breakthrough research, 24/7 support for cancer patients, access to lifesaving screenings, and much more.

What are some fun facts about Relay For Life?

The Relay For Life began in 1985 Tacoma, Washington when Dr. Gordon Klatt walked around a track for 24 hours raising $27,000.00 for the American Cancer Society. Relay For Life was born. Anyone who has stepped foot onto a track at Relay For Life has felt the impact that a single event can have on a community.

How do Relay For Life teams work?

Relay For Life teams camp out overnight and take turns walking or running around a track or path at a local high school, park, or fairground. Events are up to 24 hours long, and because cancer never sleeps, each team is asked to have at least one participant on the track at all times.

What does it mean to join a Relay For Life team?

When you Relay, you show people impacted by cancer in your community that they're not alone. Join our movement with thousands of participants across the country.

What are some fun facts about Relay For Life?

The Relay For Life began in 1985 Tacoma, Washington when Dr. Gordon Klatt walked around a track for 24 hours raising $27,000.00 for the American Cancer Society. Relay For Life was born. Anyone who has stepped foot onto a track at Relay For Life has felt the impact that a single event can have on a community.

Where does the money from Relay For Life go?

Funds raised through Relay For Life directly support breakthrough research, 24/7 support for cancer patients, access to lifesaving screenings, and much more.

How does a relay contact work?

The relay permits a small amount of electrical current to control high current loads. When voltage is supplied to the coil, small current passes through the coil, resulting in a larger amount of current passing through the contacts to control the electrical load.

Why is Relay For Life overnight?

Why Is Relay For Life an Overnight Event? We Relay overnight so we can empathize with the cancer survivors we fight for. Throughout the night we experience different emotion: excitement, fear, fatigue, hope, just as Survivors do during their journey.