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Join us at the American Cancer Society Relay for Life (a walking event) on 3/2 from 4-8pm!

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St. Mary's College of Maryland and St. Mary's County Relay for Life presents... 

PAINTING THE WORLD PURPLE

Saturday, March 2, 2024 | 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.

St. Mary's College of Maryland Michael P. O'Brien Athletics and Recreation Courts

Join us at our annual Relay event for foodtrucks, performances by SMCM clubs and local artists, zumba, games and more family-friendly fun to help raise money for the American Cancer Society! Remember to bring cash and/or a credit card for food trucks and our fabulous on-site fundraisers: local eats gift card raffle (you can get in on this now!), brown bag raffle** [featuring housing priority selection & parking pass raffle (for students), a weekend stay at Swanendele Inn in Ridge, Md; local children's author [Cara (Trinidad) Miskolczi '07] basket, Fun on the Farm Experience at Shiloh Manor in St. Inigoes, Studio Jelena basket with $50 gift card and haircare products, food items, home goods and clothing] and more!

Register here (FREE) and invite your friends and family to join you! Join an already established team, create a new team, or register as an individual. It is encouraged that participants do some fundraising among family & friends (raising money earns you Relay points towards items/swag; raising $100 - e.g., $10 from 10 people- gets you a t-shirt) but that's not a hard requirement. Even if you don't want to fundraise individually, that's OK! You can still register to participate (and we really hope you will)!  

Survivors in our community are especially encouraged to attend this intergenerational event. Survivors who register by 2/22/24 will receive a free boxed dinner.

Whether or not you can attend in person, you can order luminaria to be lit at the event in memory, honor or support of someone you know. Or, if you'd like them to be included in our luminaria slideshow (purchase not required), you can either email Cayce Payne at crpayne@smcps.org or upload to this folder (Please include: name, type of cancer, honor/memory/support, picture) by 2/23/24.

Check out our full event program!

  • 4:00 PM: Opening Ceremony
  • 4:15 PM: Survivor/Caregiver Lap
  • 4:20 PM: Zumba
  • 5:00 PM Spring Ridge Rhythm Club | Selfies with the President (Dr. Jordan) until 6:30
  • 5:30 PM Interchorus 
  • 6:00 PM: Bollywood Dance Group
  • 6:30 PM: Jake Williams & Colin Koch performing | Stuck for a Buck (Dr. Rovaris, Kelvin Clark and person TBD)
  • 7:00 PM: TNA A Cappella
  • 7:30 PM: Luminaria Ceremony & Slideshow
  • 8:00 PM: Closing & Fight Back Ceremony

*campus visitors should use 47645 College Drive St. Mary’s City, MD 20686 for GPS; follow College Dr. to Campus Way & park in Lot V or Z

 

**Brown Bag Raffle details

  • 1 ticket = $5
  • 10 tickets = $10
  • 25 tickets = $20

 

Fighting cancer takes many things like research, free rides to chemo and lodging near hospitals, and the 24/7 ACS helpline. But we can’t do any of that without you. Join Relay For Life, the largest, most inspiring, and supportive cancer fundraising event on the planet. Help end cancer as we know it, for everyone.

 

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