2013 ND Relay for Life raises $189,000 to benefit the American Cancer Society | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › 2013 ND Relay for Life raises $189,000 to benefit the American Cancer Society 2013 ND Relay for Life raises $189,000 to benefit the American Cancer Society Published: April 18, 2013 Author: Brittany Collins Football players Everett Golson, Elijah Shumate, Louis Nix III, Prince Shembo and Joey Brooks pose for a picture at the 2013 Relay for Life in the Compton Family Ice Arena. The 2013 University of Notre Dame Relay for Life, which took place Friday and Saturday (April 12 and 13) at the Compton Family Ice Arena, successfully raised more than $189,000, the highest amount in the ND Relay’s history, to fight cancer. To date, the 2013 ND Relay for Life has raised $189,152.51 to benefit the American Cancer Society, bringing the total funds raised by the annual event to more than $1 million. Students and teams from throughout the University held auctions, bake sales, blood drives and a variety of other events in a friendly competition to raise funds for Relay for Life. Two teams, UR Walking on Sunshine from University Relations and Techies Tackling Cancer from the Office of Information Technologies, each raised more than $20,000. Event sponsors, including local businesses, restaurants and organizations, increased funding this year to $33,000 from $21,950 in 2012. More than 1,900 people participated in this year’s event, held for the first time in the Compton Arena, which provided space for such on-ice activities as a family skate, broomball and performances from ice skaters and the Notre Dame hockey club during the event. Other activities from the overnight relay included live music, cookie decoration, a silent auction and photo opportunities in the arena’s penalty box. The honorary chairpeople of the 2013 Relay are Marc Burdell, Class of 1987, director of alumni programs for the Alumni Association and survivor of follicular leukemic lymphoma, and Teresa Kennedy, Ryan Hall freshman and survivor of dermatofibrosarcoma. Posted In: Faith Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related October 03, 2022 dCEC to Award 2023 ND Evangelium Vitae Medal to Robert P. George September 22, 2022 In memoriam: Rev. Richard Warner, C.S.C., longtime leader for Notre Dame, Congregation of Holy Cross September 15, 2022 In new book on global Catholicism, Provost John McGreevy explores modern history, current challenges of the Church September 15, 2022 Death penalty abolitionist Sister Helen Prejean to speak at Notre Dame September 14, 2022 Apostolic nuncio to Great Britain to deliver the 2022 Keeley Vatican Lecture For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn