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69 Teams, 962 participants, over $160,000 raised in one night.  These are the numbers from the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life - East Orlando. 

This year the Orlando BLIA YAD attended for the first time, and had outstanding results.  As a group we raised $1,156.60!  Our dedication carried deep into the night and throughout the early morning.  We sold buddhist trinkets, boba milk tea, bottled water, egg drop soup, popcicles, chinese doughnuts, and hot chocolate.  As one of the last booths still open after 2am, we served hot chocolate on a very chilly night, which resulted in the YAD being one of the most popular groups throughout the night.

This was such a gratifying experience to see our hard work go towards such a great cause.  We watched as several cancer survivors walk a victory lap with a standing ovation from the crowd.  We enjoyed many wonderful performances from other contributing groups, and had a chance to meet hundreds of people working towards a similar cause. 

Next year, the bar is set, and we can only hope to achieve even better results in the future.  Thank you to everyone who contributed their time and/or money!

If you missed out on the opportunity to donate, we have provided information for the American Cancer Society below:

If you have additional check or cash donations for the Relay For Life,

please send them to:

American Cancer Society

Attn: East Orlando Relay for Life

1601 W. Colonial Dr

Orlando, Fl 32804

http://relay.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RelayForLifeFloridaDivision?fr_id=8157&pg=entry

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