During the latest Student Government Association meeting, a re-introduction of KSU’s Relay for Life program was given in a Power-Point presentation by SGA’s relay team captain, Tiffani Reardon.
“Cancer never sleeps, so neither will we,” said Reardon, the Senator for College of Humanities and Social Sciences. This is the main idea of the fundraising program that raises money for the American Cancer Society.
There are existing teams that students can join, or they can create their own, and these teams create small fundraising events and find other ways of asking for donations throughout the year. The program’s main event starts on April 12 at 7 p.m. and continues to April 13, 7 a.m.. This event will take place on the Campus Green.
A misconception some have about April’s gathering is that participants must walk around the Campus Green for the entire 12 hours.
“Members from each team are supposed to take turns the whole night walking around the track,” Reardon explained. “While others within the circle host miniature fundraisers of their own.” As an example, Reardon mentioned that at last year’s event, many members stopped walking after about two hours to join in on fundraising activities.
Members are encouraged to begin fundraising immediately, and can receive a club t-shirt if $100 is raised. Anyone who is interested can visit ksurelay.com and email Reardon at treardo2@ students.kennesaw.edu for additional information.
Relay for Life’s Spring Kickoff is being held January 29th at 6:30 p.m. in the Student Center’s leadership room. The occasion will also be a celebration of the life of Laura Stewart, KSU Relay’s founding chair and honorary director, who died this past October of cancer.
In Other News: The 50-year anniversary of Kennesaw State University is taking place this year. KSU, which made its transition from junior college to university 17 years ago, opened on October 9 1963. “Dr. Papp wants it to be a four year-long celebration,” announces SGA President Rosalyn Hedgepeth. Many events held this year will be planned with the university’s birthday as a major theme.
If anyone has ideas regarding celebrating KSU’s 50 year, contact Rosalyn Hedgepeth at presidenthedgepeth@ksusga. com.
