Relay For Life

Washington University faculty and staff are invited to participate in Relay For Life beginning the evening of Saturday, April 7, at Francis Field on the Danforth Campus. The annual 12-hour student-run fundraiser for the American Cancer Society celebrates and honors members of the university and St. Louis communities affected by cancer.

Some 1,200 Washington University students, faculty and staff will gather at Francis Field Saturday Saturday, April 9, for Relay For Life, a 12-hour benefit for the American Cancer Society. For members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, the event offers an opportunity to honor a fraternity brother who died of cancer.

The 13th Relay For Life, the annual fundraiser for the American Cancer Society at Washington University in St. Louis, begins at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 11 and runs through 6 a.m. Sunday, April 12. Highlights include performances from Mama’s Pot Roast, WU Sauce and the Stereotypes, and games such as tug of war, Twister and dodgeball. In the past 12 years, Relay For Life has raised $2 million for cancer research and support. 

Participants light the luminaries April 5 during the Relay For Life of Washington University in St. Louis. Relay for Life is a 12-hour event held at Francis Field annually. More then 1,500 participants form teams of 8-15 people and raise awareness and support for the American Cancer Society with the goal of finding a cure for cancer in our lifetime.

More than 1,600 people participated in the 12-hour, overnight Relay for Life April 13 and 14, which raised $220,287 for the American Cancer Society. Organized by students, WUSTL’s 11th annual Relay for Life opened with a symbolic “survivors’ lap” around Bushyhead Track.

Washington University in St. Louis will host its 11th annual Relay For Life, the signature fundraising event for the American Cancer Society, from 6 p.m. Saturday, April 13, to 6 a.m. Sunday, April 14, on Francis Field. The 12-hour, overnight walk-a-thon is symbolic: cancer doesn’t sleep — and neither will participants working to combat the disease. The WUSTL event is entirely organized by the student-led Relay For Life Steering Committee.

WUSTL will host Relay For Life, a signature fundraising event for the American Cancer Society, from 6 p.m. Saturday, April 14, to 6 a.m. Sunday, April 15, on Francis Field. This year’s event is dedicated to the memory of James E. McLeod, former vice chancellor for students and dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, who died in September 2011 after a two-year battle with cancer.

Participants in the annual Relay For Life, held March 20 and 21 in the Athletic Complex, pause to observe luminaria, each bearing the name of a person who has battled cancer. More than 1,500 people took part in the 12-hour event that raised more than $182,000 for the American Cancer Society to fund cancer research, advocacy, patient services and education.