Relay For Life at VCU

Relay For Life at VCU

Community-based fundraising for the American Cancer Society at Virginia Commonwealth University!

25/08/2022

SOVO Fair is tomorrow!! Come out to learn more about Relay for Life at VCU! Monroe park 3:00-6:00pm! Hope to see you there!! 💜🤍

06/05/2022

Hey Relayers!

🎗The e-board application for 2022-23 is NOW OPEN and accepting applications until June 3rd at 11:59 pm.

🎗Please consider applying if you’re interested in joining the fight against cancer!!

🎗Go to the LinkTree in our bio to find the Google Form to apply! Position descriptions and more are in the form.

P.s. Good luck with your finals and have a great summer 🫶

Photos from Relay For Life at VCU's post 27/04/2022

🎗Thank you for everyone that donated and attended our Luminaria Ceremony!

🎗We are so grateful and appreciate everyone’s help in making this ceremony successful!

🎗Good luck with the rest of your semester and we look forward to seeing you all in the fall!

12/04/2022

📣GBM #3 Alert 📣

🎗April 19th in the Commons VA Room A
🎗we will be decorating our Luminaria Bags for the Ceremony on April 22nd
🎗Earn 20 Hope Points!

05/04/2022

🎗17,000 people are diagnosed each year and of those, 70% are males

🎗More common in countries such as India, Iran, China and southern parts of Africa

🎗More than 9,500 males are diagnosed with Testicular Cancer each year
🎗1 in 250 males can develop Testicular Cancer in their lifetime

🎗Visit the ACS website for more information

21/03/2022

Our Got Dumplings Fundraiser .dumpling.vcu is this Wednesday!
🎗Come on out and show your support 🎗Earn 20 hope points, you earn more if you bring a friend 🎗309 Laurel St., across from &pizza

15/03/2022

🚨SECOND GBM ALERT🚨
Text-A-Thon and earn community service hours!

🎗Tuesday March 22nd, 6-7PM
🎗VA Rooms C-D
🎗Earn 20 Hope Points!

02/03/2022

🎗Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause in cancer related deaths in the US

🎗How can it be prevented? Maintain clean eating habits, exercise regularly, and drink in moderation

🎗Risk for colorectal cancer increases with age, make sure to get screened regularly to decrease the risk of this type of cancer

🎗Visit the ACS website for more information!

15/02/2022

Calling all Pre-Meds! Come out to our informational MCAT event, we’ll have food, raffle, and a pre-med expert for you to get all the information from.

You can pre-register with the link in our bio, all VCU students are welcome and members of Relay at VCU get 20 hope points for attending💜💜💜

Photos from Relay For Life at VCU's post 13/02/2022

It’s gallbladder and bile duct cancer awareness month, swipe for more info.

🎗About 8,000 people in the United States are diagnosed every year for Bile Duct cancers.

🎗How can it be prevented?
Get the HBV vaccine
Avoid or limit alcohol intake
Quit/do not smoke

🎗Visit the ACS website for more info!

Photos from Relay For Life at VCU's post 08/02/2022

Join us on Friday, April 22 at the Amphitheater for our Luminaria Ceremony!

Light refreshments will be provided and we hope you can join us. Please Venmo to receive your luminaria!

Photos from Relay For Life at VCU's post 02/02/2022

It’s Black History Month, let’s make sure we:
🎗Get educated
🎗Advocate for those in need
🎗 Work on fixing the disparities

Visit our the ACS website for more info!

24/01/2022

Hey Relayers! Hope you’ve had a great start to the semester. We’re kicking it off with an awareness post about cervical cancer!

🎗What is cervical cancer?
It is a malignant tumor of the cervix, more than 14,000 women are diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer each year.

🎗Can it be prevented?
Yes, with getting HPV vaccines and appropriate screenings

🎗What can I do?
You can educate yourself and bring awareness to the topic and even contact local media and or legislators to take action.

30/11/2021

Our &pizza fundraiser is on Dec.6th from 11am-11pm, so go get your pizza!💜🤍

Make sure to show this flyer when checking out, or if checking out online sue code R4LVCU.

Also get volunteer hours by checking out the link in our bio! We hope to see you there!

30/11/2021

Our &pizza fundraiser is on Dec.6th 11am-11pm, so go get your pizza to support a good cause!

Make sure to show this flyer at checkout or if checking out online use code R4LVCU.

Also get volunteer hours by checking out the link in our bio!

10/11/2021

Mark your calendars, we’ll be having our second GBM on November 17th from 5-6pm!!
We’ll making care packages to send to the Massey Cancer Center and you can earn volunteer hours and hope points too!
Hope to see you there ;)

15/10/2021

Join us on the 26th for a speed dating (or friending!) event!!
Entry is $7 includes food drinks and goodies, and all proceeds go to the ACS!
Make sure to come dressed up in costume👻🎃

Photos from Relay For Life at VCU's post 12/10/2021

We are collecting donations for the Massey a cancer Center, small notebooks, chapstick and more! Swipe to see more and get volunteer hours as well, go to our bio to sign up! You can also get bonus hope points! 🎗

03/10/2021

🚨 Alert!!!!
Opportunity for bonus hope pints to receive a $1800 Kaplan scholarship for any course offered 🤩🤩!!
And make sure to Venmo us to donate and help us reach our $350 goal and help fight cancer 💪💪!

Photos from Relay For Life at VCU's post 29/09/2021

Introducing our IG Dare Fundraiser, watch as our e-board completes some dares!
All proceeds go to the American Cancer Society, so get donating!!
Venmo:

Photos from Relay For Life at VCU's post 29/09/2021

Introducing our IG Dare Fundraiser! Donate today on Venmo to to watch us complete some dares, all proceeds go to the American Cancer Society!!

Photos from Relay For Life at VCU's post 13/09/2021

Introducing the 2021-2022 Executive Board of Relay at VCU! ✨💜🎗

10/09/2021

Hey Relayers!! Come out to KFT for our first fundraiser of the semester!!
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Don’t forget, attending fundraisers is an opportunity to earn Hope Points for the Kaplan Scholarship, just tag us with your boba or DM us a picture with your boba :)) See you there!! 💜

08/09/2021

Announcing the Relay x Kaplan Partnership! Everyone reading this is eligible to compete for our $1800 Kaplan course scholarship! If you’re looking to go to grad school, this can be invaluable in your journey to get there. Just go to our bio to see how you can win the scholarship while helping in the fight against cancer💜💜

22/10/2019

Are you ready to play basketball for a good cause!!!?? Stay tuned for more updates on this fundraiser, keep the date open!!! 🏀🎗

05/10/2019

This MONDAY!!!!

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