In May 1985, Dr. Gordy Klatt walked and ran for 24 hours around a track in Tacoma, Washington, ultimately raising $27,000 to help the American Cancer Society fight the nation’s biggest health concern – cancer.
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| 2013 Miss Teen DC United States Colby Muhammad at the 2014 Relay for Life at Howard University. |
A year later, 340 supporters joined the overnight event. Since those first steps, the Relay For Life movement has grown into a worldwide phenomenon, raising more than $4 billion to fight cancer.
In addition to the nationwide commitment to this organization, individual titleholders take time to designate a charitable platform of their own choice.
Request Miss DC United States titleholders appear at your Relay for Life event
Link to the Official Relay for Life Partnership Page