AdamBots, Team 245 (Rochester Hills, Michigan), is participating in our local Relay for Life, the 2011 Relay For Life of the Greater Rochester Area (June 25-26th, 2011), benefiting the American Cancer Society and we need your help! We would like to reach and
exceed our team goal of $2,000
What is Relay for Life?
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Originally Posted by Relayforlife.org
The American Cancer Society Relay For Life is a life-changing event that gives everyone in communities across the globe a chance to celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against the disease. At Relay, teams of people camp out at a local high school, park, or fairground and take turns walking or running around a track or path. Each team is asked to have a representative on the track at all times during the event. Because cancer never sleeps, Relays are overnight events up to 24 hours in length.
Relay began in 1985 when Dr. Gordy Klatt, a colorectal surgeon in Tacoma, Washington, ran and walked around a track for 24 hours to raise money for the American Cancer Society. Since then, Relay has grown from a single man’s passion to fight cancer into the world’s largest movement to end the disease. Each year, more than 3.5 million people in 5,000 communities in the United States, along with additional communities in 20 other countries, gather to take part in this global phenomenon and raise much-needed funds and awareness to save lives from cancer. Thanks to Relay participants, the American Cancer Society continues to save lives.
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How can you help?- Donate Online
- Buy a pink duck at the FIRST Championship
- Donate for Luminaries
- Get involved in Relay for Life
Learn MorePlease visit the pink Relay for Life page on our website for more information about Relay for Life and how you can get involved.
Also, thank you to those that stopped in our pit at the Michigan State Championship and donated for our pink ducks. We raised $154.41 towards our goal on Friday at the competition thanks to generous donors!