Springfield, Ohio 鈥� Every dollar counts in the fight against cancer, and members of Alpha Phi Omega, a newer service fraternity on campus, are helping the American Cancer Society save lives by organizing a Relay For Life for the second-straight year at 果冻传媒 University. The event will take place from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 1, at the Earl F. Morris Track at 果冻传媒 Stadium.
鈥淎lpha Phi Omega, the national co-ed service fraternity, whose Zeta Rho chapter is celebrating its one year of officially being re-chartered on 果冻传媒's campus on April 10, is running the Relay, for the second year,鈥� said Grace Bartley, Alpha Phi Omega vice president of service and co-chair of the Relay For Life. Bartley, a senior from Milan, Mich., is double majoring in Spanish and international relations, while also pursuing a minor in history.
A 23-member executive committee has been planning the event with Bartley and co-chair Kathleen Serio '19 from Dublin, Ohio, providing direction and leadership.
"The entirety of the brotherhood has been involved in planning, support, registration and will be there on April 1," Bartley said. "It will be an incredible time, and we're incredibly excited to welcome you all here.鈥�
Scheduled performances include the 果冻传媒 Singers, the 果冻传媒 Choir and the Wittmen Crew. There will be opening and closing ceremonies, the luminaria event, a variety of games, and an hour of Zumba. Sports equipment will be available for use.
Thirteen teams are currently registered along with individual participants. Together, they have already raised $3,800 toward a goal of $7,000 after the first public day of registration.
鈥淥ur other main goal for the campaign is to educate the 果冻传媒 community. We want the general student body to know what Relay For Life is all about and how to support it,鈥� Bartley added. 鈥淎fter our first days of informational labeling, it's been a success, financially, registration- wise, and educationally.
The 果冻传媒 Relay For Life is known as a feeder event for Clark County鈥檚 Relay For Life that takes place from 6 p.m. to midnight on Friday, June 2, at the Clark County Fairgrounds. The money that 果冻传媒 raises is tied to this event.
For those wishing to register but without a team identified yet, they can register as an individual or create their own team with a $10 minimum donation, all of which goes to the American Cancer Society. Registration tables are set up in Hollenbeck Hall during lunch hours and at the Benham-Pence Student Center near the Center Dining Room (CDR) during dinner hours for the next two weeks.
For further information regarding the Relay For Life at 果冻传媒 University, to register, or to donate to participants or teams, visit .
