Relay for Life -- CCU's biggest philanthropy event

Some 60 teams, 914 participants and $125,145.48 -- these numbers represent the tremendous effort involved in Coastal Carolina University’s biggest philanthropy event, the Relay for Life.

On April 7, more than 3,000 people gathered on the CCU track for the fight against cancer. The frigid weather couldn’t keep folks from walking, jogging or running for hours during the 12-hour event.

“We were so happy with the turnout,” says Kelly Sullivan, co-chair of CCU’s Colleges Against Cancer and co-chair of Relay for Life. “By the time 7 a.m. rolled around, it was awesome to see how many teams spent the night. It definitely wasn’t easy, but that goes to show you how much the cause means.”

Official numbers won’t be available until Aug. 31. As of now, this year’s Relay for Life total bested last year’s record of $112,000. That was enough to place CCU third nationally for dollars raised per student.

“I think we’ll be in the top three again this year,” says Sullivan.