UCF students, faculty and staff raised nearly $77,000 during this year\u2019s Relay for Life to fund cancer research.<\/p>\n
More than 75 teams participated in the annual event, held April 16 on Memory Mall. Topping the list with the most funds raised were Uknighted for a Cure; Phi Sigma Pi; the Center for Distributed Learning; UCF Finance and Accounting; and Strategy, Marketing, Communications and Admissions.<\/p>\n
Teams collected donations and organized a variety of fundraisers, including bake sales and chariot rides at the overnight event.<\/p>\n
The American Cancer Society\u2019s Relay for Life is an international movement to end cancer in which teams raise funds to support cancer research. Team members take turns walking around a track or path, with a goal of always having at least one representative walking at all times.<\/p>\n