Relay for Life of Woburn Breaks $100k in Fundraising

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WOBURN, MA—Woburn residents, as well as participants from surrounding areas, had yet another successful Relay for Life Saturday at Library Park Field.

The organization announced Sunday that $112,879.29 in total funds were raised during the 2016 edition of Relay for Life of Woburn. The organization breached its fundraising goal of $100,000 during the 2016 campaign.

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In addition, Relay for Life of Woburn raised $82,000 in funds as of 5:30 a.m. the morning after the 2015 event. The fundraising totals from 2016 represented a 37.6 percent increase in fundraising from 2015.

In total, 24 teams and 323 participants took part in the event. According to the Relay for Life of Woburn website as of 7:46 p.m. Sunday, Cushing Crusaders took the fundraising prize, amassing $13,675 in funds raised. Team We All Have an Angel and Kathy's Kampers followed closely behind, raising $12,879.26 and $12,568 respectively.

You can view full fundraising totals here.