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Announcing the Winners of the #WhyIRelay Challenge

Congratulations to the winners of our #WhyIRelay challenge, which raised an amazing $1.2 Million for the for the mission of the American Cancer Society! Winners are listed below, and a final leaderboard will be updated later today.

Event Winners

Winning events will receive a new-branded Relay For Life inflatable arch. As a reminder, events were split into 3 categories based on their total participant count as of Friday 4/21/2023. Staff partners for these events will be contacted for shipping information. Congratulations!

Event Participants Raising $100+ Group
Relay For Life of Santa Clarita Valley, CA 78 A
Relay For Life of Thurston County, WA 70 A
Relay For Life of Inland Empire West, CA 58 A
Relay For Life of Tampa, FL 58 A
Relay For Life of Franklin County, NC 56 A
Relay For Life of La Mirada, CA 53 B
Relay For Life of Northeast Macomb, MI 44 B
Relay For Life of Lorain County, OH 37 B
Relay For Life of Cambrian, CA 36 B
Relay For Life of Decatur, AL 36 B
Relay For Life of Clinton County, PA 37 C
Relay For Life of Lamar County, GA 34 C
Relay For Life of Riverside, CA 33 C
Relay For Life of Grove City, PA 26 C
Relay For Life of Hertford Gates Counties, NC 23 C

Participant Winners

Participant winners will receive a new-branded custom Relay For Life engraved tumbler. Participants will be contacted via email this week for redemption information. Have questions? Email [email protected].

Relayer Relay Event  Total Raised 
Karen Woldahl Relay For Life of Decatur, AL $24,000.00
Becky McMichael Holifield Relay For Life of Wayne County, MS $23,231.86
Jean Hutto Relay For Life of Decatur, AL $23,000.00
Chuck Szurszewski and Chris Meserve Relay For Life of Thurston County, WA $18,500.00
Shelley and Jonathan Sprouffske Relay For Life of Thurston County, WA $18,500.00
Pelican Pointe Garage Relay For Life of Venice, FL $15,736.00
Mary Hallett Relay For Life of Thurston County, WA $14,800.00
John Ochenas Relay For Life of Lorain County, OH $10,900.00
Mary Jo O’Brien Relay For Life of Southern Montgomery County, MD $10,763.88
Melita Schaar Relay For Life of Butler, PA $9,180.00
Larry Reverman Relay For Life of Clark County, IN $8,287.00
Robert Silipigni Relay For Life of Douglas County, KS $8,140.00
Kathryn Green Relay For Life of Lamar County, GA $7,712.00
Renee Patton Relay For Life of Tuscaloosa County, AL $6,500.00
Angie Plaunty Relay For Life of Hertford Gates Counties, NC $6,284.00
Greta Strickland Relay For Life of Decatur, AL $6,000.00
Carol Eagan Relay For Life of Greater Danbury, CT $5,791.00
Pamela Shore Relay For Life of Santa Clara, CA $5,305.50
Crystal Thomas Relay For Life of Lee County, AL $5,275.00
Shaune Caitlin (Connolly) Randles Relay For Life of Thurston County, WA $5,180.00
Rick Silver Relay For Life of Thurston County, WA $5,108.00
Amy McDevitt Relay For Life of Woodbridge Township, NJ $5,000.00
Christine Forrey Relay For Life of Thurston County, WA $5,000.00
Lisa Gorham Relay For Life of Peninsula, VA $5,000.00
Shanan Renninger Miller Relay For Life of Clinton County, PA $4,641.20
Katie Lewis Relay For Life of Augusta, GA $4,500.00
Donna Stephenson Relay For Life of Johnston County, NC $4,300.00
Tammy Morrissey Relay For Life of East Central Connecticut, CT $4,152.37
Lisa Ferrell Relay For Life of Decatur, AL $4,000.00
Rochelle Harrell Relay For Life of Hertford Gates Counties, NC $3,995.00
Regina Rutherford Relay For Life of Jefferson County, TX $3,866.02
Kady Yzquierdo Relay For Life of La Mirada, CA $3,735.64
Patricia Harrison Relay For Life of Northampton County, NC $3,735.00
Dustin Landry Relay For Life of Terrebonne Parish, LA $3,671.00
Terry Riley Relay For Life of Garrett County United, MD $3,500.00
Roxanne Embick Relay For Life of Clinton County, PA $3,436.20
Steven Pyle Relay For Life of Cambrian, CA $3,405.00
Barbara Culver Relay For Life of Meriden Wallingford, CT $3,377.26
Angela Black Relay For Life of Clinton County, PA $3,356.20
David Schaitkin Relay For Life of Clinton County, PA $3,356.20
Earl Embick Relay For Life of Clinton County, PA $3,356.20
Denise Davis Relay For Life of Miss-Lou, MS $3,289.69
Nick Liporace Relay For Life of Albany County, NY $3,000.00
Diane Anderson Relay For Life of Waunakee, WI $2,880.00
Alice Stockwell-Allan Relay For Life of Waterford-North Oakland County, MI $2,831.00
Mike Mills Relay For Life of Eugene Springfield, OR $2,800.00
David Rand Relay For Life of Torrance, CA $2,799.75
Jayden Spencer Relay For Life of Tampa, FL $2,682.72
Ussi Inc. Relay For Life of Henry County, GA $2,658.60
Doris Dedmon Relay For Life of Cleveland County, NC $2,650.00
Diana Humphries Relay For Life of Greater Shelby Township, MI $2,637.50
Brent Crossman Relay For Life of Greater Lansing, MI $2,600.00
Harriet Byers Relay For Life of Pottawatomie County, OK $2,598.67
Craig Forstner Relay For Life of Northeast Macomb, MI $2,526.00
Barbara Gaskin Relay For Life of Limestone County, AL $2,500.00
Donelle Thompson Relay For Life of Jefferson County, NY $2,500.00
Julie Barefoot Relay For Life of Johnston County, NC $2,500.00
Cindy Potter Relay For Life of Plainville Bristol, CT $2,480.69
Emily Wheeler Relay For Life of Greene County and Lakeway, TN $2,480.00
Trena Robinson Relay For Life of East Austin, TX $2,452.51
Rose Bourassa Relay For Life of La Mirada, CA $2,452.19
Jose L Esquivel Relay For Life of Thurston County, WA $2,440.00
Robin Fractenberg Relay For Life of Plantation and Sunrise, FL $2,405.00
Cindy Pasternak Relay For Life of Plainville Bristol, CT $2,325.33
Dianne McArdle Relay For Life of Houston County, AL $2,231.00
Nicole Thaung Relay For Life of Plantation and Sunrise, FL $2,228.02
Lisa Olson Relay For Life of Thurston County, WA $2,220.00
Sharleen Johansen Relay For Life of Thurston County, WA $2,220.00
Marisa Martin Relay For Life of Meriden Wallingford, CT $2,159.23
Liz Hyde Relay For Life of Tulsa, OK $2,151.00
Jeffrey May Relay For Life of Western Lake, OH $2,143.55
Chris Fletcher Relay For Life of Parkland and Coral Springs, FL $2,100.00
Amy Savona Relay For Life of Nandua, VA $2,016.35
John Potter Relay For Life of Plainville Bristol, CT $2,011.59
Candance Wilson Relay For Life of Houston County, AL $2,000.00
Marjorie Nicholson Relay For Life of South Hampton Roads, VA $2,000.00
Stacy Richard Relay For Life of Jackson County, MI $2,000.00
Maury Wyman Relay For Life of Plainville Bristol, CT $1,974.68
Karen Taylor Relay For Life of The Midlands, SC $1,950.00
Pat Penny Relay For Life of Johnston County, NC $1,950.00
Dana Pikula Relay For Life of Northeast Macomb, MI $1,945.00
Heather Lane Relay For Life of Northeast Macomb, MI $1,945.00
Victoria Mathis Relay For Life of Bradley County, TN $1,943.00
Teresa Jennings Lints Relay For Life of Houston County, AL $1,930.00
Caitlin Rolon Relay For Life of Rapides Parish, LA $1,929.00
Tina Rumfield Relay For Life of Warren County, NJ $1,892.00
Michelle Rivera Relay For Life of Corona, CA $1,881.39
Gary Cornelius Relay For Life of Cullman County, AL $1,851.00
Linda Guerreiro Relay For Life of Santa Clara, CA $1,850.00
Crystal Butler Relay For Life of Appomattox County, VA $1,829.00
Kelli Adcock Relay For Life of Garner, NC $1,825.25
Carole Mattis Relay For Life of Upper Montgomery County, MD $1,769.58
Kaitlyn Duncan Relay For Life of Bradley County, TN $1,755.00
Bridget Kowalik Relay For Life of Northeast Macomb, MI $1,753.50
Laura Jelinek Relay For Life of Mid-Valley, OR $1,750.00
Renee Sarnicki Relay For Life of Rahway, NJ $1,750.00
Liz Fick Relay For Life of Cole County, MO $1,722.96
Sandy Esparza Relay For Life of Vacaville, CA $1,695.50
Bernice Arrieta Relay For Life of San Pedro, CA $1,694.63
Renee Fulghum Relay For Life of Lamar County, GA $1,687.75

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