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Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø Relay for Life Raises Over $48,000 to Support Cancer Research

April 22, 2012
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Sara Lynn McCall Graduate Assistant

Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø Relay for Life Raises Over $48,000 to Support Cancer Research

 

VALDOSTA -- Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø held its 5th annual Relay for Life at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 13, on the front lawn of the Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø campus. A total of $48,562 was raised to support cancer research. Fifty-eight teams participated in this year’s event, and 55 of those teams were Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø student organizations.

The top raising team consisted of Chi Omega, Delta Chi and Sigma Chi who raised $8,169. The top raising individual was Becky Murphy who raised $2,176.

“The Relay for Life student committee did all of the work,” said John Wright, associate director of Student Life. “I want to make sure they get credit because they did a wonderful job.”

Also, the College Panhellenic Council sororities held their annual Step Show on Thursday, April 12, and raised a total of $6,200 for the local “Partnership Cancer Fund.”

For more information, visit relay.org/vsu.

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