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 RelayForLife@cancer.org.
| 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 |