“Cancer has touched this online university in many ways,” said Robert Mayes, CSU President. “Our involvement in this event will help CSU be a part of the solution.”
This year’s Alabama Gulf Coast Relay for Life will be held April 25 at the Orange Beach Sportsplex. CSU is just one of at least 12 teams who have committed to walk throughout the night until 6 a.m. April 26. “It is important to have dedicated teams like CSU take their part in Relay seriously. Team members give up much of their free time in the weeks leading up to Relay,” ACS Community Representative Kim Bertagnolli said. “Many of the events team members participate in are fun, but it’s also a lot of hard work. It will all be worth it when we find a cure for cancer.”
CSU has held, and will continue to hold, several internal events to raise resources for the American Cancer Society. Fight Back with Blue Jeans, Dunking for Donations, Bake for a Cure, and Load a Plate to Save a Life are all aimed at engaging employees in one of the university’s most important values – supporting organizations that improve the quality of life.
“I can’t tell you how pleased we are to have Columbia Southern as out Platinum Sponsor again this year,” local Relay Co-Chair Jeanne Fitzgibbons said. “They have played an important role in the success of our local Relay in past years, and I look forward to working with them again this year in our quest to help find a cure for cancer.”
In addition to their role as Platinum Sponsor, CSU is also the luminaria sponsor for this year’s Relay. Luminarias are bags with candles inside and names of cancer victims and survivors printed outside. The bags will be placed around the Relay track and the candles will be lit as all lights in the park go dim. Relay participants will then walk several laps in silence to remember loved ones affected by cancer. Suggested donations for placing a luminaria are $5. To find out more information on the luminarias, contact CSU’s Katie Coale at 800-977-8449 ext. 216 or Katie.Coale@columbiasouthern.edu.
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