SHOUT OUT OF THE WEEK: BRIAN LEIBOWITZ

Let's give it up for the shout out of the week, Brian Leibowitz, who has raised the most money thus far AND already has a huge team with 19 members!! He's off to a great start and serves as an inspiration for all of us. 

Learn more about Brian:

Support Brian and his quest to end cancer!

With RelayLove,

RELAY STATE OF THE UNION

State of the Union: Relay Style
A message from the Presidents:

My fellow Relay-ers, 

Today in Clark 148, Relay Exec Chairs came together to witness the counting of over 

$5,000 brought in from the 2014 Concert For A Cure. Exciting upcoming events 

were discussed, including Hops For Hope at Starr Hill Brewery and the upcoming 

Fight Cancer 5K partnership with Pancakes For Parkinsons, also known as “Fight 

And Flip”. 

But it is not just in the small meeting room of Clark 148 where the excitement of 

Relay can be felt. It can be felt in the tummies of first years who participated in our 

fall Vermonster challenge, it can be felt (and seen) on the Facebooks of our newly 

accepted exec members who we are thrilled to have on board, it can be felt in the 

classes and class councils of UVA who have their first ever catch all class teams and 

finally it can be felt in the hearts and minds of the 125 participants and 41 teams 

already signed up!!

It is you, our participants, team captains and exec members, who make our state of 

the Union strong. In this last year, we had over 120 teams and 1,300 participants 

come together to raise over $168,000 for the American Cancer Society. It was a year 

of milestones, as Relay For Life at UVA surpassed the million-dollar mark for funds 

raised for the ACS, was recognized by the renowned Z Society for its efforts, and was 

named a TOP 15 COLLEGIATE RELAY EVENT WORLDWIDE! (Yes, you read it right 

folks, WORLDWIDE.)

But, that was only the 2013-2014 year. 

Ahead of us is the newer, bigger, better 2014-2015 year. 

Relay For Life at UVA has set goals of 150 teams, 1,500 participants and $175,000. 

But that is only the beginning, there is no limit to the money to be made, fun to 

be had and .... More. One can only imagine what is in store. It will not be easy, but 

together we will make it happen.

AREEEEEEE

YOUUUUUUU

READYYYYYY???

God bless you, God bless America and God bless Relay For Life at UVA. 

[Please note: this State of the Union address should be read in the voice of HS 

Football Player Apollos Hester of the East View Patriots*]

*Ref: And you better believe, "we're gonna fight."

With RelayLove, 

Katie and Liz

RECAP: CONCERT FOR A CURE

If you couldn't make it to Concert For A Cure, here is a quick recap of what you missed...

HULLABAHOOS

VIRGINIA GENTLEMEN

NEW DOMINIONS

And also wonderful performances from Virginia Belles, AVP, and Silhooettes! A huge thank you to these amazing a cappella groups for contributing their time and talent. The event was SOLD OUT and raised over $5,200!!! 

A special thank you to everyone who came to the event to make it such a great success. Stay tuned for more upcoming events, including "Hops For Hope" at Starhill Brewery on September 27th from 11am to 8pm. 

With RelayLove,

SHOUT OUT OF THE WEEK: MINH BUI

What better way to show your excitement for Relay For Life than to be the FIRST person to sign up for the event?? Way to go, Minh Bui, we are all very proud of you and happy to have your enthusiasm and drive on exec!

Sign up for Relay For Life at this link to get an early start, just like Minh!

Also, come out to Concert For A Cure TONIGHT at 8pm in McLeod to see all of UVA's amazing a cappella talent. Tickets on sale online AND at the door!

With RelayLove,