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05.03.05 Sadie Bradley, left, sits still as Erskine sophomore Kristine Malson of Florence paints her face. Fourth annual Relay for Life beats last year's record The fourth annual Relay for Life night at Erskine College Friday has netted more than $8,500, with money still coming in, according to Erskine senior Christina Ryder of Cowpens, this year's Relay co-chairman. Proceeds, which will go to the American Cancer Society, have already exceeded the amount raised in 2004. Formerly called the Erskine College Relay for Life and now called Erskine College-Due West Relay for Life, the event was the result of hard work by 24 teams with some 220 members. Erskine students as well as members of the Due West community joined the effort. Ryder said activities in Galloway Physical Activities Center April 29 included a bungee run, a dunking booth, hovercraft rides and a trivia challenge. Performances by the Abbeville Clogging Connection, Dixie High School unicyclists, and Erskine musicians Jed Cox, a senior from Greensboro, N.C., and Jared Wix, a sophomore from Simpsonville, provided additional entertainment. Several teams sold food, and this year's menu offerings included grilled hot dogs, chicken and shrimp kebabs, and "build your own nachos." Slushies, homemade ice cream and assorted cookies, cakes and candy were also available. "As usual, the Lady Fleet tennis team, this year with Julie Mages as their captain, raised the most money, with $858.14 as their total," Ryder said. She said several other teams, including an Erskine staff team, two Erskine student teams, and two teams from Dixie High School, raised more than $500 each. "We also had OAU (Onward and Upward) sponsor the ropes activity and SCA (Student Christian Association) sponsor the dunking booth," Ryder said. "These both raised $150, even though they didn't have a team." Ryder plans to announce a grand total at convocation Thursday, but she is excited about the preliminary figures for the fund-raiser. "Overall, I think Relay went very well and I'm very proud of Erskine and Due West for their contributions," she said. Relay for Life leaders at Erskine, in addition to Ryder, included senior Jennifer Boggs of Hodges; junior Megan Graham of Loris; sophomore Jeramy Oropeza of Newberry; freshman Davis Reardon of Lexington; and junior Marshall Stein of Clover. Many other students helped to plan, organize and conduct this year's Relay. Evening festivities in Galloway brought in most of the money, but relay teams also sponsored fund-raising events during the days leading up to Relay night. The opening ceremony Friday evening, which included a survivor walk, was highlighted by a rendition of the national anthem by freshman Nykki Smalls of Varnville, a member of the Erskine Choraleers, and a solo by junior Ashley Pressley of Beech Island, a member of the Erskine Gospel Choir, who sang "His Eye is on the Sparrow." All proceeds from the Erskine-Due West Relay event go to the American Cancer Society (ACS) through its Abbeville organization and help fund cancer research, scholarships for patients and survivors, and other programs for cancer patients and their families. Click here for more Relay for Life photos This year's Relay for Life teams and their captains were: SPS - Terry McCoy Lady Fleet Team A - Julie Mages Lady Fleet Team B - Julie Mages Chi Women - Anna Winters J.G. &??? - Jennifer Glenn BCM - Elizabeth Bishop Living Legends - Davis Reardon Respect - Cory Young The B-112s - Amanda Sweeney Ladybugs - Danielle Spakes Strolling Staffers - Joyce Guyette Habitat - Shannon Garrett Dimitri's Vodka - Jason Davis AMS - Ashley Pressley Euphie Men - Luke Rhoad Forbidden Transitions - Jessica Martin The Moffateers - Keith Robinson Freshmen - Elizabeth Hyman Steven's Heathens - Steven Ragan The Athenians - Megan Graham Philo Women - Katy Jackson The Stinking Lizavetas - Justin Coates DHS Unicycle Club - Shane Bradley DHS student council - Paul Prescott |
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