Another successful Campus Relay For Life Fund the Mission Challenge recently surpassed its $200,000 goal thanks to our next generation of volunteer leaders. Organized by the Volunteer National Campus and Youth Engagement Team, this 72-hour fundraising challenge for all high school and college Campus Relay For Life events took place from Feb. 11-13 and raised more than $271,740.
This is the highest amount raised in over five years and an increase of almost $70,000.
Beginning in 2012, the annual challenge encourages attendees and volunteers to compete for top prizes right before the event season starts.
Categories for the 2025 challenge included:
- Top Fundraising College Event
- Top Fundraising High School Event
- Second and third place College and High School Fundraising Events
- Top Year Over Year Growth Event
- Top 10 Fundraising Participant, College
- Top 10 Fundraising Participant, Youth
Events/chapters that raised $2,500 or more during the challenge are also entered to win a chance to attend the Campus Relay For Life Leadership Summit in July 2025.
Special congratulations to:
- Our Top Fundraising College Event: Relay For Life of Coastal Carolina University (Chinel Boateng, senior development manager)
- Top Fundraising High School Event: Relay For Life of Mission San Jose (Haley Huntington, senior development manager)
- Relay For Life of Coastal Carolina University also won the Top Year Over Year Growth category this year with 23.6% growth.
This year's challenge also kicked off with a registration challenge discount day which resulted in 1,412 volunteers registering for a campus Relay For Life event in the 24-hour window.
