{"id":3554,"date":"2020-04-15T17:35:15","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T21:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/munews.mansfield.edu\/?p=3554"},"modified":"2020-04-15T17:35:23","modified_gmt":"2020-04-15T21:35:23","slug":"mansfield-university-colleges-against-cancer-to-host-virtual-relay-for-life-on-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/munews.mansfield.edu\/?p=3554","title":{"rendered":"Mansfield University Colleges Against Cancer to host virtual Relay for Life on Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1037\" height=\"583\" data-attachment-id=\"3555\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/munews.mansfield.edu\/?attachment_id=3555\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/munews.mansfield.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Relay-for-Life.png?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Relay for Life\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/munews.mansfield.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Relay-for-Life.png?fit=475%2C267&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/munews.mansfield.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Relay-for-Life.png?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/munews.mansfield.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Relay-for-Life.png?resize=1037%2C583&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/munews.mansfield.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Relay-for-Life.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/munews.mansfield.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Relay-for-Life.png?resize=475%2C267&amp;ssl=1 475w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/munews.mansfield.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Relay-for-Life.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/munews.mansfield.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Relay-for-Life.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 94vw, (max-width: 1023px) 67vw, (max-width: 1365px) 62vw, 1037\" \/><figcaption>2019 Relay for Life event organizers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MANSFIELD \u2013 The Mansfield University Colleges Against Cancer student organization will host a virtual Relay for Life on Friday, April 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Relay For Life is a community-based fundraising event for the American Cancer Society. Mansfield University students have organized the annual Relay for Life event at Kelchner Fitness Center on campus each year but have transitioned to a virtual relay in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe never anticipated a situation like this but are beyond\ngrateful that we could have the show go on despite the setback,\u201d explained\nsenior Chelsea Thomas, event chair of MU Relay for Life. \u201cWe hope everyone\nenjoys this uniquely amazing experience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Participants of the virtual relay are asked to select one\nhour on Friday, April 17 to walk in support of the event. The walk can be done\non a treadmill or outside on a trail or sidewalk while maintaining appropriate\nsocial distancing practices. Event organizers are encouraging relay walkers to\npost on social media with the hashtag #StilliWalk and #MansfieldVirtualRelay to\nshow support for the cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The public can follow along with the virtual relay on the Mansfield University Relay for Life Instagram page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mu_relay4life\/\">@mu_relay4life<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Donations to the Mansfield University Virtual Relay for Life can be made <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.acsevents.org\/site\/STR?pg=entry&amp;fr_id=97365\">HERE<\/a>. Donations can also be made to an individual participant or team <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.acsevents.org\/site\/SPageServer\/?pagename=relay_donate_now&amp;FR_ID=97365\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Video of this year&#8217;s featured speakers Kelly and Chip Grose can be viewed below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1037\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aBqoz5NfEec?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1037\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IihMmwi3YHU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANSFIELD \u2013 The Mansfield University Colleges Against Cancer student organization will host a virtual Relay for Life on Friday, April &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/munews.mansfield.edu\/?p=3554\" class=\"more-link\"><span class=\"more-button\">Continue reading &gt;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Mansfield University Colleges Against Cancer to host virtual Relay for Life on Friday<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":3555,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/munews.mansfield.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Relay-for-Life.png?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6V0yH-Vk","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":675,"url":"https:\/\/munews.mansfield.edu\/?p=675","url_meta":{"origin":3554,"position":0},"title":"MU Relay for Life Raises over $21,000","author":"Terry Day","date":"April 22, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"MANSFIELD, PA\u2014Mansfield University students, joined by staff, faculty and members of the greater Mansfield community raised more than $21,000 in the annual Relay For Life fundraiser for the American Cancer Society on April 17-18. 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