Relay for Life at Ilinois State University
By: WMBD/WYZZ TV Newsroom
Updated: April 28, 2012
NORMAL-Pulling an all night study session in college is not uncommon, but some
students are staying up late for a different reason.
Illinois
state university hosted the tenth annual relay for life in the ISU Arena. Over
1,000 people signed up to raise money and awareness for cancer research.
114 teams
participated in the event. The rule for the relay is that at least one member
from each team has to be walking on the track at all times.
The event goes on through the
whole night. It allows people to
exercise, talk and have fun raising awareness for cancer.
Relay for Life Co-Chair, Megan
Barton said, "It's just a way for them to come and honor those that
they know. Everybody these days has been impacted by someone they know having
cancer. It's just a good way for people to come out."
The goal mark for the relay is to
reach $125,000 dollars.
