300 relay at WSU for cancer research - Winona Daily News

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Even though cold weather condition forced Winona State University’s 5th yearly Relay For Life into McCown Secondary School on Saturday afternoon, celebrations continued.With More than 300 participants on 35 teams, the Relay for Life committee, made up of nine WSU pupils from Colleges Against Cancer, expected to transcend their end of $40,000.

More than 1,000 leading lights line the inside path of McCown Secondary School as squad members walk the first laps of Winona State's Relay for Life Saturday. Chill weather condition forced the all-night event indoors from WSU's courtyard. (Photo by Anderw Link/Winona Daily News)

“We’re just here to have got merriment and raise money for a cure,” said co-chairwoman Michelle Camerer.Teams put up encampment all over the gym, selling food, T-shirts and other items.Coley McCarty, captain of Team Kalakatz, said her squad of 11 raised more than than $800 through fundraising before the event even began. They were selling respective items, including adust commodity from Perkins.Using A subject from the television show “Survivor,” Team True Survivors, captained by WSU sophomore Jessica Rose, was selling Mud Cups made with pudding, Oreos and gummy worms.“It’s supposed to be like the gross material people have got to eat on the show,” said Rose.Both Rose and teammate Crystal Rixmann participated in the Relay for Life before, but not at Winona State.“I lost my uncle to cancer,” said Rixmann. “I’ve been doing the relay ever since.”Emceed by WSU pupils Brian Rice and Caitlin Puckett, the eventide included unrecorded music, games, a soundless auction, prizes, massages and of course, tons of walking.Opening ceremony talker Connie Gores, WSU frailty president of Student Life and Development, talked about being touched by cancer.Gores’ female parent was diagnosed with cervical malignant neoplastic disease 22 old age ago. By having surgery, and changing her lifestyle, her female parent is now malignant neoplastic disease free, Gores said.“I asked my female parent for her sentiment on what to state tonight,” said Gores. “She encouraged me to speak about the powerfulness of hope and the significance of taking a stand.”Eight survivors, cancer-free from anywhere between one and 14 years, were recognized.Colleges Against Cancer co-chairwoman Sharon Podraza said the adjacent 12 hours were going to be a life-affirming reminder of what malignant neoplastic disease patients travel through every day.All participants relay for something, according to Camerer, who said, “We all have got got alone reasons, but we have something in common. We go on to struggle back.”
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