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SALISBURY, MD---One year after being named the best college relay team in the nation by population, the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é community is hitting the streets to raise money for its 2004 Relay For Life. SU’s relay event raised $4.95 per capita based on its student population in 2003, netting some $35,000 to benefit the American Cancer Society. SU has been named the No. 1 college relay in the Mid-Atlantic Division by population. The University named Relay For Life its best new community service event and best new registered student organization in 2002, when it raised $23,000 in its inaugural year. SU’s event also helped Wicomico County earn an award as the No. 1 fund-raising county in the nation based on population. “Cancer has become a disease that touches almost everyone's life in some way,” said Rebecca Lyons, co-coordinator of SU’s Relay. “Working with Relay for Life on campus gives all of the students a chance to make a difference and to participate in such a worthwhile cause.” At SU, Relay For Life teams are asked to raise at least $100 per member, averaging $1,200 per team. Team members take turns walking or running around a track set for the event in 30-minute intervals. Each team makes a commitment to have one member on the track during the entire 12-hour relay period. “The common goal is the fight against cancer,” co-coordinator Jason Copley said. “The money that each team raises goes towards cancer education, research and patient services.” Event highlights include opening ceremonies, the survivors’ first lap and a luminaria ceremony to remember those who lost their battle with cancer and honor cancer survivors. Entertainment, activities and fund-raisers take place throughout the relay. SU’s 2004 Relay For Life is scheduled 6 p.m. Saturday, April 24-6 a.m. Sunday, April 25, at the Intramural Field on Wayne Avenue. For more information call 410-543-6030 or visit the SU Web site at www.salisbury.edu.