Relay For Life of Autauga County

Relay For Life of Autauga County Relay For Life of Tri-Cities HISTORY OF RELAY FOR LIFE
One person can make a difference. He envisioned having teams participate in a 24-hour fundraising event.

In May 1985, Dr. Gordon "Gordy" Klatt walked and ran for 24 hours around a track in Tacoma, Washington, raising money to help the American Cancer Society with the nation's biggest health concern: cancer. Gordy spent a grueling 24 hours circling the track at the University of Puget Sound. Friends, family, and patients watched and supported him as he walked and ran more than 83.6 miles and raised $2

7,000 through pledges to help save lives from cancer. As he circled the track, he thought of how he could get others to take part. The next year, 19 teams were part of the first Relay at the historical Stadium Bowl and raised $33,000. Gordy passed away August 3, 2014, at the age of 71 from heart failure after battling stomach cancer. But his legacy lives on. He helped shape an idea that started as one man walking and running a track and helped turn it into a global event raising over $5 billion to help save lives throughout the world.

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