My How We've Grown

As I was filming a news show for Mercyhurst's television station, I came across an old Merciad (Mercyhurst University's Newspaper). One of the stories from January, 2010 was about the kickoff for the first annual Relay for Life. The article said that the Student Government and Circle K (similar to Key Club) hosted the event. The event was mainly coordinated by a Student Government Rep, who said the relay would be in May and for 12 hours. Another person who was helping to plan Relay was the President of Circle K. The rest of the article summarized the day of Relay and why they were hosting it. It also said that they asked for teams of up to 15 people and asked them to raise at least $25 dollars each.

I found this article to be interesting because Relay at Mercyhurst has expanded a lot in two years. We are now our own 'Colleges Against Cancer' chapter and we host Relay within the group. The Student Government donates funding, but everyone in the Relay for Life Committee plans the actual event. This years Relay is going to be 24 hours instead of 12 and we anticipate that many people will participate. There are numerous teams that raise tons of money, and I would assume that most people raise more than $25 dollars. I am glad I found this article so I could see how much we have accomplished in so little time.