Event was a first for the school, $30,000 raised for cancer research
Back in March, St. Mary’s College student council members raised the idea of holding the high school’s first relay for life event to raise funds for cancer research.
Approximately 150 SMC students from over 20 teams, as well as some teachers, did laps around the track while students took part in various fun activities in the field and on a nearby water slide.“So far we have crushed that and we’re at $30,000, and that’s excluding all our in person donations. That’s just online, so I'm really impressed with how we did,” said Marcus Palumbo, SMC student council president.The relay began at 11 a.m. on Friday and was anticipated to last until 11 p.m.
“I’ve always thought it would be so nice if St. Mary’s College did a relay for life one year and when I found out they would be I was so excited. It’s so exciting to be here and see what a small but mighty group of students have managed to put together for our very first year,” Parniak said. “The idea came to us back in March so I reached out to the Canadian Cancer Society to see what our school could do to get a relay organized, so once we announced it to our school, we had people start teams and do fundraising. It’s been nice to see everyone's hard work at fundraising pay off and everyone enjoying these fun activities today,” said Abby Wing, SMC student council member.
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