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Where does my relay for life money go.
The main reason for the fundraising events is to support.
Doane university s relay for life event goes from 6 p m.
The concept of relay for life began in 1985 when dr gordon klatt a surgeon and american cancer society volunteer ran and walked 81 miles on a local track for 24 hours he raised 27 000 for the american cancer society.
Money from relay for life goes into the same pot as other relay funds.
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Where does the money go.
Page 2 support the american cancer society our vision is a world free from the pain and suffering of cancer.
This well over four times the amount the acs spends on cancer research annually.
Here are some quick facts that will hopefully make you think twice before you donate the american cancer society asc that sponsors relay for life spends on average 600 million a year on employee pensions.
This friday in fuhrer fieldhouse.
It is then used for research and a variety of programs.
Media coverage of inflated leadership pay of non profits multitudes of gofundme pleas and other appeals for help make even the most generous people struggle with donating.
People donate the money to make a team and that money does in theory go to cancer research sure.
In cancer death rates since 1991.
Together we are stronger than cancer.
But think about the amount of money that is wasted everywhere on relay for life events.
According to doane s own relay for life page fundraising efforts have already begun.
Investing in innovative research to develop game changing approaches.
At cancer council we believe it s so important to show you our supporters just how vital relay for life is in our mission to beat cancer.
Giving t shirts to all of the millions people who participate in our relay for life events simply isn t possible or financially responsible.
There s food stands a dj competitions and prizes the whole nine yards.
This is where that money went.
What about all that donated money.
There are a total of 26 teams participating in this year s relay fundraising efforts with the top team already accumulating over 8 500.
In the past seven years relayers in australia have raised over 137 500 000.
People go to relay for life to have a good time.
Together with our millions of supporters we are getting closer to that goal every day.
From his experience the relay for life event evolved.
The american cancer society must constantly look for ways to ensure the dollars entrusted to us go as far as possible toward finishing the fight to end cancer.
More than 2 4 million lives saved.