Big Awards for Relay For Life events in Eastern Missouri

Volunteer leaders from Saint Louis University and Washington University celebrate their awards.

Nearly 800 volunteers from across six states recently attended the annual Relay For Life Summit, receiving educational information and updated resources needed to implement a successful Relay For Life event in their community.

With the theme ‘Dream Big, Hope Big, Relay Big,’ conference goers participated in various general sessions, breakout sessions and ‘The Experience’, which emphasized how to plan and implement a successful Relay For Life. An awards ceremony was held honoring Relays that achieved success in team development, leadership development, mission integration and fundraising.

Congratulations to the following events in eastern Missouri on their awards:

Thanks A Million: Events reaching over a million dollars cumulatively this fiscal year.

• Cole County
• Washington University
• Franklin County
• Cooper County
• Perry County
• Randolph County

 Top Ten Community Teams                                                                                

• The Flower Children – $69.433 raised – 2^nd overall

Top Youth/Collegiate Teams

• Team Treasures – Perry County – 2^nd overall raising $31.878.00

Rookie Youth/Collegiate Event: Top net income

• Centralia High School placed 1st raising $29.943.86

Top 10 Community Events

• Cole County placed 5th raising $335,463.81

Top 5 Youth/Collegiate Events

• Washington University placed 1^st      raising $263,878.83
• Saint Louis University placed 2^nd      raising $133,294.00

Top Online Youth/Collegiate Event

• Washington University – $216.087.58

High Plains Division Community Per Capita Awards: Determined by population using adjusted census figures and based on the per capita income from all of the Relays in each county

• Cole County – 1^stin their population bucket
  • Population Bucket: 75,000-99,999
  • Raised Per Capita: $4.47
• Boone County – 3^rdin their population bucket
  • Population Bucket: 150,000-249,99
  • Raised Per Capita: $1.79

College Per Capita Awards

Saint Louis University placed 3^rd

• School Enrollment: 8,670
• Raised Per Capita: $15.56

Washington University placed 4^th

• School Enrollment: 11,967
• Raised Per Capita: $22.04

All American Award Winner: Event growth and implementation of Leadership Development, Team Development, Event Development, Survivor Development, Fundraising Development

• Relay For Life of Adair County

Five Star Relay Award Winners:

• Centralia
• Kahoka
• Owensville
• Shelbina
• Dexter
• Warrenton

Relay For Life brings together more than 3.5 million people around the world to participate in a life-changing event, which has raised a total of more than $4.25 billion to fund the American Cancer Society’s mission. It offers participants and attendees the opportunity to celebrate the lives of those that have battled cancer, remember those lost to cancer, and empower individuals and communities to fight back against this disease that takes so much. Dollars raised through Relay For Life help support the American Cancer Society’s mission of eliminating cancer by helping people stay well, helping people get well, by finding cures and by fighting back.

Summit attendees returned home excited and empowered to ‘Dream Big, Hope Big and Relay Big’ at their events and year-round. For more information about your local Relay For Life visit RelayForLife.org or call 1.800.227.2345.