Students stayed up all night walking to raise money for the American Cancer Society at the 2012 Relay for Life that took place Saturday evening on the University of Oregon campus.
At two a.m. participants walked several silent laps in honor of those who had battled cancer. Participants dedicated each luminary to a specific loved one. (Tess Freeman/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Nick Cote, the 2012 Relay for Life opening speaker, leads other cancer survivors in the opening survivor lap at the 2012 Relay for Life. (Tess Freeman/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Participants starting walking around the turf fields at 5 p.m. on Saturday and didn’t stop until 8 a.m. the next morning. Each team is given a spot along the track to rest, play games and relax while not walking. (Tess Freeman/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Kirsty Callaghan and Matt Hanlon take a break from walking at the 2012 Relay for Life. At least one member of the team must be walking at all time. (Tess Freeman/Oregon Daily Emerald)
On the Rock’s Alex Horwitch high fives a Relay for Life participant at the end of their set. Relay for Life featured performances from On the Rocks and Mind the Gap throughout the night. (Tess Freeman/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Relay for Life team Sigma for Life baked cake pops that they sold along the track to participants in order to raise money for Relay for Life. (Tess Freeman/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Alex Monthie and Tara Sullivan write their hopes and prays for their loved ones who were diagnosed with cancer on luminance bags. At 2 a.m. volunteers lined the bags around the track. (Tess Freeman/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Volunteers fill the dedicated luminaries with sand and candles before they were placed around the track. (Tess Freeman/Oregon Daily Emerald)
