2008 Woodie Awards
Relay raises money for cancer research
Lionel Njeukam
Issue date: 4/6/06 Section: Sports
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UTC is hosting a Relay for Life event to raise money to fight cancer.
The event consists of a night walk on UTC's campus, from 5 p.m. April 7 through 7 a.m. April 8.
So far, there are 24 teams of about 15 people each and three of them are still accepting applications, Whitney Webb, a Townsend, Tenn., freshman and co-chair of the event, said.
She added that through that night, each team will have a theme, and participants will have fun and raise money at the same time.
According to Webb, several student organizations are involved.
"Right now, it's mostly students. We have five to six Greek organizations involved. I would guess, because registration is still ongoing, [there are] 210 people," she said.
Jessica Woods, a Maryville, Tenn., sophomore and member of the UHON Relay for Life team, said the SGA and UTC sororities and fraternities are also participating in the event.
Students can still register to become a part of one of the teams and they do not need to be in an organization, Webb said. She also said that students could register online.
Team members have been using a variety of activities to help raise funds for their teams.
Chelsea McAloon, a Chattanooga sophomore and a member of the UHON team, said, "We [had] a potluck to raise money."
She added that there are going to be booths during the Relay for Life night, and people can come and donate money.
"People can also donate money online, [and] right now we have raised about $4,000 online. That is only online fund raising. We will get more after teams turn in their money not [collected] online," Webb said.
The money collected will go to the American Cancer Society for cancer research, Woods said.
According to www.cancer.org, the ACS's Web site, the money collected will "fund the most innovative, groundbreaking research so future generations need never get cancer."
Webb, whose grandfather died of cancer, said: "The organization can bring cancer down by 25 percent, they provide scholarships to cancer survivors [and] they help families with cancer.
"I have several members of my family with cancer. I relay for my grandfather because I was nine when he died. This is my [way to be] closer to him," Webb said.
The event consists of a night walk on UTC's campus, from 5 p.m. April 7 through 7 a.m. April 8.
So far, there are 24 teams of about 15 people each and three of them are still accepting applications, Whitney Webb, a Townsend, Tenn., freshman and co-chair of the event, said.
She added that through that night, each team will have a theme, and participants will have fun and raise money at the same time.
According to Webb, several student organizations are involved.
"Right now, it's mostly students. We have five to six Greek organizations involved. I would guess, because registration is still ongoing, [there are] 210 people," she said.
Jessica Woods, a Maryville, Tenn., sophomore and member of the UHON Relay for Life team, said the SGA and UTC sororities and fraternities are also participating in the event.
Students can still register to become a part of one of the teams and they do not need to be in an organization, Webb said. She also said that students could register online.
Team members have been using a variety of activities to help raise funds for their teams.
Chelsea McAloon, a Chattanooga sophomore and a member of the UHON team, said, "We [had] a potluck to raise money."
She added that there are going to be booths during the Relay for Life night, and people can come and donate money.
"People can also donate money online, [and] right now we have raised about $4,000 online. That is only online fund raising. We will get more after teams turn in their money not [collected] online," Webb said.
The money collected will go to the American Cancer Society for cancer research, Woods said.
According to www.cancer.org, the ACS's Web site, the money collected will "fund the most innovative, groundbreaking research so future generations need never get cancer."
Webb, whose grandfather died of cancer, said: "The organization can bring cancer down by 25 percent, they provide scholarships to cancer survivors [and] they help families with cancer.
"I have several members of my family with cancer. I relay for my grandfather because I was nine when he died. This is my [way to be] closer to him," Webb said.
