FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 28, 2017
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Glenville State College
Public Relations Department
(304) 462-4115
GLENVILLE, WV - Students in Glenville State Collegeâs Pioneers for a Cause student organization will be hosting their annual Relay for Life week April 3-7. GSCâs Relay for Life is a campus and community event that brings people together to celebrate, remember, and fight back against cancer.
On Monday, April 3 the week kicks off with Cancerâs a Drag at 8:00 p.m. in the Mollohan Campus Community Centerâs Rusty Musket. Participating members will dress as the opposite sex and compete in a friendly drag competition to see who can raise the most money.
On Tuesday, April 4 members of Pioneers for a Cause will be set up in the Rusty Musket from 11:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. selling snow-cones to âfreeze out cancer.â The snow-cones will be priced at $1.
Wednesday, April 5 Pioneers for a Cause members will again be in the Rusty Musket from 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. for âCancer Sucks,â an event where participants blindly draw a sucker from a container that ranges in price from twenty-five cents to a dollar. Also on Wednesday evening, GSC students can participate in the annual âDodging Cancerâ dodge ball tournament which will be held at 7:00 p.m. in the Lilly Gymnasium. Teams consisting of 5-7 members may enter; the fee is $15 per team.
On Thursday, April 6 the âCrush Cancerâ event will be held in Rusty Musket from 11:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. Members of Pioneers for a Cause will be selling cans of Crush soda for $1.
The week comes to an end on Friday, April 7 with the Relay for Life Walk which will take place on campus on Clark Hall Lawn and in the Lilly Gymnasium beginning at 6:00 p.m. The walk will feature music, games, and different refreshments for all ages.
For more information about the week or to register for an event see the daily Relay for Life information booth in the Rusty Musket from 11:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. or contact coordinator Conner Ferguson at Ferguson.connert@gsc.glenville.edu or (304) 462-6390.
