For the first time in Harding history, Relay for Life was postponed until the spring semester. Harding University has hosted Relay for Life, an event sponsored by the American Cancer Society, since 2009. However, due to COVID-19 the event will not take place in the fall as usual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn order to maintain the integrity of the Relay for Life event, the planning committee for Relay proposes to move the event to spring 2021,\u201d Lisa Bryant, Relay for Life faculty advisor, said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bryant and her team made the decision to move the event to avoid putting immunocompromised participants in harm\u2019s way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are doing the event for these people, and without them there it is not the same,\u201d juior Robert Solar, co-director for Relay for Life, said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Relay for Life is a 12-hour event created to support and raise money for cancer awareness and research. Every year, cancer survivors are honored in a survivor lap, which draws many visitors to campus for the event. In the midst of the COVID-19 precautions, inviting people to campus and putting them at risk was not an option for the planning committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to this, clubs and organizations set up tents to raise money for cancer research<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Junior Mary Claire Banks is in charge of helping women\u2019s social club Pi Theta Phi come up with a fundraiser for the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI was sad to hear that we couldn\u2019t have Relay for Life this semester, but that just means that we have more time to make it better next semester,\u201d Banks said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the meantime, there will be ways to give financially in the next few months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Social clubs on campus will be having a fundraising competition with a reward for the club who raises the most money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe still wanted to do something this fall to prepare for the event,\u201d Solar said. \u201cWe thought doing this would be a great way to stay active for the American Cancer Society.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
More information about the club fundraiser event will be released in the future. For now, students can look forward to participating in the all-night event in the spring semester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt is our prayer that by waiting until the spring, we will be able to have the event as designed by the American Cancer Society, and incorporate all of the important components of the event,\u201d Bryant said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For more information about the event, visit acsevents.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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