Gamble to Move Annual Event from Early Spring to Fall Pays Off as Students Enjoy Summer Temps
Wilmington College's Collegiate Relay for Life Saturday (Oct. 15) raised $8,645 for cancer research during the annual 12-hour event that is designed to raise generate funds and awareness.
(PICTURED) Sydney Dick (left) and Sara Pope speed-walk on the relay course.
The course, which traversed the campus mall, passed numerous tents and shelters selling everything from cheeseburgers and homemade desserts to a celebrity dunking tank, water balloon throw and offering sledgehammer swings at a wrecked car. A constant throughout the day was WC housing administrator Michael Allbright achieving his goal of walking the distance of a marathon (26.2 miles).