Survivors have always been marked as a major part of Tech's Relay, and are honored with their own lap at the opening of each Relay For Life event, stressing the fact that the American Cancer Society really is working to, and succeeding in saving lives.
This year's Relay is promising to be one for the record books, not only bringing in record donations and participants, but also a monumental number of attractions. There will be events including flag football, dodgeball, musical entertainment, a scavenger hunt, cardio boxing, wing eating contests, burger cook-offs, and the well-known "Queen of Relay" competition.
The "Queen of Relay" is a daring male student who bites the bullet for the cause by putting on a lovely dress and going downtown on a Friday night to raise money for Relay. These brave men venture into bars - provided that they are 21 - strut into apartment complexes and sashay through the streets of Blacksburg all for the glory of knowing that they are helping to win the fight against cancer. That, and the man who makes the most wins the entire earnings for his team to put on their donations tally.
Guest speakers will be present, from not only our own faculty, but families of Hokies who have since passed away from cancer, and members of the community who have agreed to share their experiences.
"Another change this year is going to be that teams will not be assigned their own campgrounds, they are going to be arranged in zones," Armstrong said. "We're hoping this is just going to make logistical things easier."
Themed laps are a well-known occurrence in Relay, and there are competitions for the team who can bang out the theme the best, lending a feeling of levity and celebration. A list of all of the events and themes for each lap, switching on the hour, can be found on page B3.
But campsites are also a cause for competition at the event. Judges patrol the zones looking for the team who has best played up their chosen theme and will award prizes to the team with the best site.
"I feel like all of the love we put into planning the event itself is really what sets us apart from other college Relays," Burnheimer said. "You can tell how much we really care by the lengths we go to make it a great event."
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