Wednesday Recap: 2023 Relay For Life Awards (Teams)

This is part of a series of posts announcing the 2023 Relay For Life awards.

Spirit of Relay – Team

Hero of Research Awards

Event Name	Team Captain First Name	Team Captain Last	Team Name	Total Raised
Relay For Life of Decatur AL 2023	Karen	Woldahl	Nucor Steel Decatur	$505,000.00
Relay For Life of Armstrong County 2023	Jodi	Mauk	Rosebud Miners	$387,798.23
Relay For Life of Gweinnett County	Dr. Calvin	Watts	Gwinnett County Public Schools	$380,000.00
Relay For Life of St James Parish 2023	Lindsay	Chauvin	Nucor Steel Louisiana	$350,580.99
Relay For Life of Hertford-Gates Counties	William	Riddick	Nucor Steel Hertford County	$188,269.75

Top 25 Teams

Ranking	Region	Team Name	Team Captain First	Team Captain Last	Event Name	Total Raised
1	South	Nucor Steel Decatur	Karen	Woldahl	Relay For Life of Decatur AL 2023	$505,000.00
2	Northeast	Rosebud Miners	Jodi	Mauk	Relay For Life of Armstrong County 2023	$387,798.23
3	South	Nucor Steel Louisiana	Lindsay	Chauvin	Relay For Life of St James Parish 2023	$350,580.99
4	Southeast	Nucor Steel Hertford County	William	Riddick	Relay For Life of Hertford-Gates Counties	$188,469.75
5	Southeast	Trucker’s Parade-Charlotte County	Sheila	Jones	Relay For Life of Charlotte County	$184,482.50
6	North	Team Valenkamph	Bert	Valenkamph	Relay For Life of Tippecanoe County 2023	$156,751.52
7	South	Friends For Life	Judy	Waldron	Relay For Life of Ascension Parish	$150,963.30
8	South	M1 Support Services/ IAM 2003	Nicole	Alvestead	Relay For Life of Dale County AL 2023	$144,999.31
9	North	Alexandria Industries	Coleen	Froke	Best of the MNWest Relay For Life 2023	$135,798.50
10	Southeast	Pelican Pointe	Auction	2024	Relay For Life of Venice 2023	$123,500.25
11	California Guam Hawaii	Bear Nation #GoldTogether	Casey	Garness,	Relay For Life of North County San Diego 2023	$122,312.03
12	Development	Fantasy Faire	Elizabeth	Tinsley	Relay For Life of Second Life 2023	$120,467.00
13	Southeast	Perdue Farms Admin	Tricia	Drew	Relay For Life of Bertie County 2023	$112,978.00
14	North	The Flower Children	Mark	Bross	Relay For Life of Marion County 2023	$112,957.19
15	North	Connolly’s Crew	Shelley & Jonathan	Sprouffske	Relay For Life of Thurston County 2023	$112,450.00
16	South	Wayne Sanderson Farms – Decatur	Beckie	Patrick	Relay For Life of Decatur AL 2023	$109,857.34
17	South	Making A Difference – Big O Tires	Laura	Yaz Deppert	Relay For Life of East Valley AZ 2023	$109,176.10
18	California Guam Hawaii	KPMG Silicon Valley	Jennifer	Petersen	Relay For Life of Campbell – Presented by KPMG 2023	$101,990.74
19	North	Gary’s Gang	Streit	Streit	Relay For Life of Linn County	$101,376.15
20	North	LHS Lions	Carol	Casteel	Relay For Life of Douglas County 2023	$100,440.68
21	South	Barbers Hill ISD is #GoldTogether	Stormy	Thibodeaux,	Relay For Life of Bay Area 2023	$100,000.73
22	North	One Nucor Way	Sara	Soosh	Relay For Life of Kankakee County 2023	$99,785.00
23	South	FivePoint Credit Union	Evan	Gonzales	Relay For Life of Greater Golden Triangle 2023	$98,019.58
24	California Guam Hawaii	Tanimura & Antle	Ashley	Kaslin	Relay For Life of The Salinas Valley	$95,513.82
25	Northeast	Souper Heroes	Julie	MtCastle	Relay For Life of HENRY COUNTY 2023	$85,311.00

Top Company Team

Ranking	Company	Total Raised
1	Nucor Steel	$1.2 Million

Teams of Excellence

Ranking	Region	Event Name	Team Name	Team Captain Last	Total Raised
1	South	Relay For Life of Decatur AL 2023	Nucor Steel Decatur	Woldahl, Karen	$505,000.00
2	Northeast	Relay For Life of Armstrong County 2023	Rosebud Miners	Mauk, Jodi	$387,798.23
3	South	Relay For Life of St James Parish 2023	Nucor Steel Louisiana	Chauvin, Lindsay	$350,580.99
4	Southeast	Relay For Life of Hertford-Gates Counties	Nucor Steel Hertford County	Riddick, William	$188,269.75
5	Southeast	Relay For Life of Charlotte County	Trucker’s Parade-Charlotte County	Jones, Sheila	$184,482.50
6	North	Relay For Life of Tippecanoe County 2023	Team Valenkamph	Valenkamph, Bert	$156,751.52
7	South	Relay For Life of Ascension Parish	Friends For Life	Waldron, Judy	$150,963.30
8	South	Relay For Life of Dale County AL 2023	M1 Support Services/ IAM 2003	Alvestead, Nicole	$144,999.31
9	North	Best of the MNWest Relay For Life 2023	Alexandria Industries	Froke, Coleen	$135,798.75
10	Southeast	Relay For Life of Venice 2023	Pelican Pointe	2024, Auction	$123,500.25
11	California Guam Hawaii	Relay For Life of North County San Diego 2023	Bear Nation #GoldTogether	Garness, Casey	$122,312.03
12	Development	Relay For Life of Second Life 2023	Fantasy Faire	Tinsley, Elizabeth	$120,467.00
13	Southeast	Relay For Life of Bertie County 2023	Perdue Farms Admin	Drew, Tricia	$112,978.00
14	North	Relay For Life of Marion County 2023	The Flower Children	Bross, Mark	$112,957.19
15	North	Relay For Life of Thurston County 2023	Connolly’s Crew	Sprouffske, Shelley and Jonathan	$112,450.00
16	South	Relay For Life of Decatur AL 2023	Wayne Sanderson Farms – Decatur	Patrick, Beckie	$109,857.34
17	South	Relay For Life of East Valley AZ 2023	Making A Difference – Big O Tires	Yaz Deppert, Laura	$109,176.10
18	California Guam Hawaii	Relay For Life of Campbell – Presented by KPMG 2023	KPMG Silicon Valley	Petersen, Jennifer	$101,990.74
19	North	Relay For Life of Douglas County 2023	LHS Lions	Casteel, Carol	$100,440.68
20	North	Relay For Life of Linn County	Gary’s Gang	Streit, Gary	$101,376.15
21	South	Relay For Life of Bay Area 2023	Barbers Hill ISD is #GoldTogether	Thibodeaux, Stormy	$100,000.73
22	North	Relay For Life of Kankakee County 2023	One Nucor Way	Soosh, Sara	$99,785.00
23	South	Relay For Life of Greater Golden Triangle 2023	FivePoint Credit Union	Gonzales, Evan	$98,019.58
24	California Guam Hawaii	Relay For Life of The Salinas Valley	Tanimura & Antle	Kaslin, Ashley	$95,513.82
25	Northeast	Relay For Life of HENRY COUNTY 2023	Souper Heroes	MtCastle, Julie	$85,311.00
26	South	Relay For Life of Ascension Parish	Out Drive Cancer-Syngenta	Dunn, Tabitha	$85,003.00
27	Southeast	Relay For Life of Gwinnett 2023	Primerica	Tigue, Roxanne	$84,388.40
28	South	Relay For Life of Central Louisiana 2023	RoyOMartin	Rolon, Caitlin	$84,383.28
29	Southeast	Relay For Life of Miami Presented by Assurant 2023	Guardians of the Galaxy – Grace Wang’s Team	Wang, Grace	$79,062.85
30	South	Relay For Life of Iberville Parish	Westlake Corporation	Stein-Leach, Lauren	$78,320.00
31	Southeast	Relay For Life of St Croix VI	Fund the Cure	Pryce, Yvonne	$78,296.72
32	North	Relay For Life of Eugene Springfield 2023	Dari Mart	Box, Kelly	$75,053.19
33	Southeast	Relay For Life of Gwinnett 2023	GCPS Facilities & Operations	Kennedy, Joyce	$73,860.41
34	California Guam Hawaii	Relay For Life of The Salinas Valley	Taylor Farms	Charters, Danielle	$73,115.18
35	UES	Relay For Life of Crockett TN	Pictsweet	Hopper, Paige	$70,560.62
36	Northeast	Relay For Life of York Presented by WellSpan Health 2023	The Naturals	Holstay, Daryl	$68,990.73
37	Northeast	Relay For Life of Wicomico County	Perdue Chicks	Harris, Karen	$68,236.40
38	California Guam Hawaii	Relay For Life of Vacaville 2023	CAL INC Cares	Esparza, Sandy	$66,601.23
39	California Guam Hawaii	Relay For Life of Riverside County East	Team Pledge	Hill, Cathi	$65,980.19
40	Southeast	Relay For Life of Greater Lee 2023	2023 Olde Hickory Stars Fighting Cancer	Speicher Werbner, Tish	$65,423.26
41	Northeast	Relay For Life of Fayette County 2023	Too Inspired To Be Tired	Maczko, Sherry	$60,015.23
42	Southeast	Relay For Life of Pinellas 2023	RESOURCE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT	Eiseman, Nancy	$59,571.99
43	Southeast	Relay For Life of Glynn County 2023	Survive and Thrive	Barlow, Rhonda	$59,358.10
44	North	Relay For Life of Jackson County 2023	America’s Preferred Home Warranty	Bachman, Patty	$58,821.58
45	North	Relay For Life of Central Minnesota 2023	Benton County RFL/ Walk for Life and Friends	Maanum, Sherri	$58,204.41
46	Northeast	Relay For Life of Maynard 2023	Mom’s Angels	Isgur, Diana	$57,674.57
47	Southeast	Relay For Life of Venice 2023	Islandwalk	Berney, Karen	$56,405.29
48	Northeast	Relay For Life of Lancaster County 2023	Team Oz	Campbell, Cheryl	$54,724.33
49	Southeast	Relay For Life of Wayne County NC 2023	# 21 Hope Floats NC	Tart, Kimberly	$54,200.00
50	Southeast	Relay For Life of Marco Island	Shoot Down Kids Cancer	Relayforlife, Sue	$53,000.00
51	Northeast	Relay For Life of Berks PA 2023	Diamond’s Hope	Crosby, Stephanie	$52,903.80
52	North	Relay For Life of Canton and Plymouth 2023	ITC Power Walkers	Elliott, Gail	$52,386.17
53	South	Relay For Life of Terrebonne Parish 2023	Team Jason Bergeron	Bergeron, Jason	$51,348.75
54	North	Relay For Life of South Oakland County	Alex’s Wish	Kalisky, Jay	$51,209.37
55	South	Relay For Life of Mississippi County	Team Laura	Fletcher, Laura	$50,550.90
56	Southeast	Relay For Life of Bradley County 2023	Wesley Cornerstone	Brehen, Tami	$50,058.96

About the American Cancer Society

The American Cancer Society is a leading cancer-fighting organization with a vision to end cancer as we know it, for everyone. For more than 110 years, we have been improving the lives of people with cancer and their families as the only organization combating cancer through advocacy, research, and patient support. We are committed to ensuring everyone has an opportunity to prevent, detect, treat, and survive cancer. To learn more, visit cancer.org or call our 24/7 helpline at 1-800-227-2345.

ACSResources.org