Giving t shirts to all of the millions people who participate in our relay for life events simply isn t possible or financially responsible.
Where does my relay for life money go.
Together we are stronger than cancer.
Where does the money go.
Media coverage of inflated leadership pay of non profits multitudes of gofundme pleas and other appeals for help make even the most generous people struggle with donating.
Here s how you re making a difference.
In cancer death rates since 1991.
People go to relay for life to have a good time.
Today relay is the world s largest cancer fundraising event and is held in 29 countries around the world.
Together with our millions of supporters we are getting closer to that goal every day.
Doane university s relay for life event goes from 6 p m.
More than 2 4 million lives saved.
This is where that money went.
American cancer society infographics 2016 where does your money go.
This friday in fuhrer fieldhouse.
The main reason for the fundraising events is to support.
The american cancer society must constantly look for ways to ensure the dollars entrusted to us go as far as possible toward finishing the fight to end cancer.
What about all that donated money.
Investing in innovative research to develop game changing approaches.
When talking about donating to causes such as relay for life time and time again i hear the phrase i don t like my money going to big ceo s rather than the cause.
In the past seven years relayers in australia have raised over 137 500 000.
People donate the money to make a team and that money does in theory go to cancer research sure.
Here are some quick facts that will hopefully make you think twice before you donate the american cancer society asc that sponsors relay for life spends on average 600 million a year on employee pensions.
According to doane s own relay for life page fundraising efforts have already begun.
It is then used for research and a variety of programs.
There are a total of 26 teams participating in this year s relay fundraising efforts with the top team already accumulating over 8 500.
Money from relay for life goes into the same pot as other relay funds.
But think about the amount of money that is wasted everywhere on relay for life events.
From his experience the relay for life event evolved.
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There s food stands a dj competitions and prizes the whole nine yards.
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