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Gwu To Host Third Annual Relay For Life Event, Office Of University Communications, Jill Blank
Gwu To Host Third Annual Relay For Life Event, Office Of University Communications, Jill Blank
Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive
More than 1 million people in the United States get cancer each year. The disease’s impact on people in the Gardner-Webb University community led students to organize and host an inaugural Relay for Life fundraiser on campus in 2013. Last year’s event raised over $19,000 for American Cancer Society research, education and survivor support, and Gardner-Webb students hope to increase donations and awareness through this year’s Relay event.
Couple Finds Inspiration To Help Others Through Daughter’S Cancer Battle, Office Of University Communications
Couple Finds Inspiration To Help Others Through Daughter’S Cancer Battle, Office Of University Communications
Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive
When Kevin and Emily Ratliff’s daughter Claire was diagnosed with stage-four cancer at younger than two years old, an army of friends supported the family in many ways. That support lives on today, more than three years after the young girl passed away, in the form of Claire’s Army, an organization that provides support to families during their battle with childhood cancer. The Ratliffs will share the inspiration of Claire’s Army with the Gardner-Webb community during Dimensions on Oct. 6, just a few weeks prior to the University’s annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life event Oct. 24.