Relay for Life

A few weekends ago, RUF once again got the chance to join the greater UMD community in fighting cancer through Relay for Life! This event is always a highlight for our students. It is so much fun, it's for a good cause, and it's a really easy way to invite friends into the group. Walking, supporting each other, playing lots of fun games, and hanging out for 12 hours straight can really bring a group together!

Here are some pictures from Maryland Relay 2014:

Our winning football team!

We camped out around the track for 12 hours!
We had so many to go after these were taken at sunset!

Favorite addition to Relay this year, the giant hamster bubble!

   This year was particularly meaningful because many in our community have been affected one way or another by cancer in the past year. One student lost her grandmother to cancer earlier this year, Logan's grandfather had just been told they were stopping his treatment for lung cancer (he passed away just a week or so after this event), and we had just returned from my grandfather's funeral. Many tears were shed during the candle light lap which is a time to remember those who are no longer with us due to cancer. It was an honor to be able to come alongside our students to mourn with each other.

I'm thankful for these students. They have been there for me just as often as I seek to be there for them!

Grace & Peace,