Relay For Life is back for 2024: Meet the teams looking to smash their records
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Cancer Council ACT is delighted to once again bring the much-loved 24-hour event to the AIS from 13-14 April.
Ready to walk, jog, hop, skip or run for a good cause? Relay For Life is a fun and moving experience that gives Canberrans the opportunity to recognise and celebrate local cancer survivors, those going through a cancer experience, and their carers.
From 13 to 14 April, hundreds of Canberrans take to the AIS Athletics Track in Bruce to honour and remember loved ones lost and to raise vital funds for local cancer support, prevention, and research programs – and you could join them!
Some dedicated teams have been fundraising since December 2023 and this year we welcome back St Mary MacKillop College Canberra and students from Griffin Hall at the ANU, among many others.
St Mary MacKillop’s Year 12 students have been taking part in Relay Your Way since the pandemic, when they began by walking, dancing, and skipping around their school oval.
This year, the school is expecting almost all of their 286 senior students to take part, and those who are unable to attend are still fundraising for the cause. Last year, St Mary MacKillop raised more than $71,000, beating their previous College record and accounting for one quarter of Canberra’s total efforts.
“It’s a good chance to raise awareness and raising awareness is the first step to making those big changes, especially for cancer which affects so many of us,” says MacKillip student Charlie Vandenberg.
ANU students from Griffin Hall will also be returning to the track in the hope of beating their 2023 record.
Giann Condino, Charity Representative of Griffin Hall, told us that he and his team find motivation to take part by “being able to make a difference and help others whilst also having fun with our friends”.
“Everyone who took part last year had so much fun – it was so easy to convince more of our friends to sign up.”
This year, Griffin’s Maddi Nash Slattery is aiming for 100 laps of the relay track, hoping to beat her record of 95 from 2023 and Christopher Bradley is hoping to walk an astonishing 160 kilometres! Best of luck Griffin Hall.
2024 marks Relay For Life’s 25th Anniversary here in Canberra! Register today and join us for the celebrations: relayforlife.org.au/event/canberra-2024/home.
