Live music and dance acts, most of which are University-affiliated, will provide free entertainment throughout the night, and games, wheelbarrow rides and other activities are also planned to keep non-walkers occupied and provide respite for the lap-weary. Additionally, the luminaria ceremony of hope, a candle-lighting-and-burning ritual during which cancer survivors and nonsurvivors are acknowledged and remembered, is set to take place at 9 p.m. on Saturday.
Food and other vendors also will operate kiosks from which all proceeds will be donated to the American Cancer Society.
Last year, UD raised approximately $175,000 for the event. This year, the goal is to raise more than $200,000. With five days to go, the tally of UD-affiliated teams comprised mostly of students, stands at 140, with the individual head-count hovering a little above 1,100.
To ask general questions about this event, e-mail
[ud-relay@udel.edu].
To register to walk, make a donation, or find out how to walk in honor of a cancer survivor, go to [www.acsevents.org/ud].
Photo by Duane Perry
