“Celebrate.
Remember. Fight Back.”
Relay for Life is a
24-hour walk-a-thon to benefit the American Cancer Society. The motto of this
event is "Celebrate. Remember. Fight Back." Relay for Life is hosted
at the university every year and this year it took place on Welsch Field, in
between St. Ignatius Church and Kalmanovitz Hall. Their goal is to not only
honor cancer survivors and remember lost loved ones, but also to raise funds
and awareness to help save lives.
This year USF had
over 167 participants and 14 teams, Delta Zeta being one of them. Together, USF
raised $12, 631. Delta Zeta had 20 official walkers who raised over $850! This
made the DZ team the 4th highest fundraiser.
Throughout the 24
hours there was music keeping students energized, and participants were playing
games such as “jelly belly spoon race” and balloon races.
Elizabeth Nye,
Delta Zeta’s Philanthropy Co-Chairwoman, stated, “During the night, a lot of
the teams shared food and began walking around together as a group and it was
really great to bond with people from across campus.”
