HISTORY OF JCU RELAYS

The first American Cancer Society Relay For Life of John Carroll University took place in April 2007. After several years of setbacks in trying to organize the first event, then seniors Joel Mullner and Patrick Kelly persevered to finally gain the necessary approval after making several adjustments and compromises to their proposal. Under enormous time constraints, a lot of peer and administrative pressure, and a severe lack of Relay experience on the part of most members of the leadership team, the first annual event went off near perfectly, surpassing almost all of the team's, and American Cancer Society's goals. That year, in the Carroll News year-end special, the CN staff forecasted that the Relay will be a "staple" for years to come. They also praised Mullner and Kelly for "starting the biggest campus tradition." The tradition did continue in April 2008 with the second annual event under the leadership of Samantha Cocco '09 and Emily Monteleone '08. The 2008 Relay featured more than 1,000 participants who enjoyed entertainment, ran activities, and ate food to go with the theme "Around the World in 18 Hours."

Below you can find quick summary data for each of JCU's Relays. For more information on past Relay For Life events, visit the "Review" archive section.

First Annual Relay For Life -- April 21-22, 2007
"It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's a CURE!"

Co-Chairs: Joel W. Mullner '07 (Production) & Patrick M. Kelly, Jr. '07 (Mission)
Leadership Team: 20 (19 students, 1 faculty)
Registered Teams: 65
Registered Participants: 832
Registered Survivors: 30
Estimated Attendance: 1100
Estimated Luminaria Sold: >1200
Sponsorships: $18,250
Total Amount Raised: $100,356.86

Second Annual Relay For Life -- April 26-27, 2008
"Around the World in 18 Hours"

Co-Chairs: Samantha L. Cocco '09 (Mission) & Emily Monteleone '08 (Production)
Leadership Team: 19 (all students)
Registered Teams: 76
Registered Participants: 1,009
Registered Survivors: 40
Estimated Attendance: 1300-1400
Luminaria Sold: 1,210
Sponsorships: $7,333
Total Amount Raised: $84,743.29

Third Annual Relay For Life -- April 25-26, 2009
"There's No Place Like HOPE: Relay Goes to Hollywood!"

Co-Chairs: Caitlin Lanning '10 (Production) & Katie Stevenson '10 (Mission)
Leadership Team: 19 (all students)