Relay for Life
On Saturday night, I had an all-nighter. I didn't do work. I actually had a lot of fun, and it was all for a good cause.
So, I was a member of C-Town 4, a team for Relay for Life. Relay for Life is an overnight event that was held in Barton Hall which raises money for the American Cancer Society. Cornell, Ithaca College, and SUNY Cortlandt students/faculty participated. Each team had their own "camp site" in the middle of Barton, with over 2100 participants, you can imagine, how full it was. It was an amazing sight, especially when everyone walked on the track. There was music by DJ Fuzzy Duck, performances by IY ( a band of students who are taking a year off to promote their album), BASE Productions, Anything Goes, Ithacappella, a belly-dancer, jugglers and the girl-who-can-balance-a-ladder-on-her-chin. I walked for most of the 11-hour relay, but I also got to hang out with my residence hall-mates, like Amy, Prabu, Ana, and Lorraine. We played Cranium for a bit. It's a really neat interactive game.
I also knew a lot of people who were on other teams, so that was cool. Shashi was on the Tradition team. I had a lot of free food, with bagels, pizza, fruit, fruit loop necklaces. I also got face painting done, and watched the Project Runway competition where Kamana was one of the few finalists in the toilet-paper designer dresses. I learned about Frozen t-shirt contests, and watched the touching Luminara ceremony.
At 7am, the next morning, we found out that we raised over 170,000 dollars!
It was a really memorable experience, and I was glad to have been a part of it.
So, I was a member of C-Town 4, a team for Relay for Life. Relay for Life is an overnight event that was held in Barton Hall which raises money for the American Cancer Society. Cornell, Ithaca College, and SUNY Cortlandt students/faculty participated. Each team had their own "camp site" in the middle of Barton, with over 2100 participants, you can imagine, how full it was. It was an amazing sight, especially when everyone walked on the track. There was music by DJ Fuzzy Duck, performances by IY ( a band of students who are taking a year off to promote their album), BASE Productions, Anything Goes, Ithacappella, a belly-dancer, jugglers and the girl-who-can-balance-a-ladder-on-her-chin. I walked for most of the 11-hour relay, but I also got to hang out with my residence hall-mates, like Amy, Prabu, Ana, and Lorraine. We played Cranium for a bit. It's a really neat interactive game.
I also knew a lot of people who were on other teams, so that was cool. Shashi was on the Tradition team. I had a lot of free food, with bagels, pizza, fruit, fruit loop necklaces. I also got face painting done, and watched the Project Runway competition where Kamana was one of the few finalists in the toilet-paper designer dresses. I learned about Frozen t-shirt contests, and watched the touching Luminara ceremony.
At 7am, the next morning, we found out that we raised over 170,000 dollars!
It was a really memorable experience, and I was glad to have been a part of it.
posted by Mayavane @ 8:17 PM
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