Relay for Life students raised $24K for American Cancer Society
By Georgie Fu, '12
A total of 441 students at SUNY Fredonia raised $24,118 during the 2012 Relay for Life from April 21 to April 22. The amount of donations will benefit the American Cancer Society to help people fight against cancer.
Individual contributions can still be made by donating online till July 2012. The top three team fundraisers among a total of 49 were: Tau Sigma, $1,737; Delta Phi Epsilon $1,216; Alpha Phi Omega, $1,216.
In addition, among top 10 individual fundraisers were: Emma Florian, $510; Brandi Whytas, $502; Kelcie McDermott, $492; Laura Horner, $430; Kelsey Kruse, $410; Brianna Brooks, $405; Molly McCune, $385; Amanda Sutter, $355; Andi Matecki, $300; and Elizabeth Drescher, $278.
“It (Relay for Life) is a place where all of the different discipline groups and organizations can gather together for one night to fight back for a common hope,” Kelcie McDermott, chair of Relay for Life, said, “This is one of the events on campus that brings together sports, music, academic, and the different halls together for one night of fun with a good cause attached to it. It really is a good way to build a better campus community.”
To learn more, contact SUNY Fredonia’s College Against Cancer at sunyfredoniarelay@gmail.com.
