In May 1985, colorectal surgeon and avid runner Dr Gordy Klatt took the first step of his 24-hour walk/run around a track in Tacoma, Washington.
He clocked 83 miles, raising $27,000 to support the American Cancer Society. The following year, 220 supporters on 19 teams joined Dr Klatt in this overnight event, and the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life was born.
Relay For Life is now the world's largest cancer fundraising event and over the past 20 years, Relay has spread to 4800 communities in the US with more than 3.5 million people participating. |
