Relay Facts
Symbols & Sayings
Relay Events
Relay Standards
Relay History
100
These are bags with names and pictures on them that contain lit candles and are placed around the track the night of relay in honor or memory of individuals.
What are luminaria bags
100
The meaning of the specific color on a cancer ribbon.
What is the type of cancer?
100
CRFB is an acronym for this integral part of Relay.
What is Celebrate, Remember, Fight Back?
100
Each Relayer must raise this amount of money to receive a t-shirt.
What is $100?
100
The first Relay For Life was held in this year.
What is 1985?
200
These are the four areas of mission for Relay For Life.
What is EARS (Education, Advocacy, Research and Service)
200
This symbol is a reminder that those living with cancer must live with it 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. (Which is why we Relay throughout the night.)
What is the sun and moon?
200
This youth event allows kids to Relay at their school.
What is Relay Recess (formerly known as Mini Relay)?
200
This cancer-causing activity is not allowed at any Relay For Life event.
What is smoking?
200
The first Relay For Life event was held in this city and state.
What is Tacoma, Washington?
300
Besides money, this year you can also donate this.
What is hair
300
This specific lap at Relay is meant for those who have been previously diagnosed with cancer and are still alive today.
What is the Survivor Lap?
300
This is the latest research study enrolling Relay participants across the nation.
What is CPS-3?
300
These four ceremonies should take place during a Relay For Life event.
What are Opening Ceremonies, Luminaria, Fight Back, and Closing Ceremonies?
300
The first Relay For Life event lasted this number of hours.
What is 24 hours?
400
The number of Nobel Prize winners the American Cancer Society has funded.
What is 44?
400
The slogan of the American Cancer Society.
What is More birthdays?
400
This is the only Relay For Life event where dogs are allowed?
What is Bark For Life?
400
This is the reason we Relay overnight.
What is cancer never sleeps so for one night, neither do we?
400
The first Relay For Life event raised this amount of money.
What is $27,000?
500
During a relay event, at least one team member should always be representing your team in this way.
What is walking?
500
The symbols that are stuck to the walls of Hening in the spring to represent the relay walk.
What are purple feet?
500
Where we make a personal commitment to save lives by taking up the fight against cancer.
What is the Fight Back ceremony?
500
These are the 5 D's of Relay For Life.
What are Team, Fundraising, Leadership, Survivor & Caregiver, and Event Development?
500
The Surgeon who started the first Relay for Life event.
Dr. Gordy Klatt
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