Indian Hills, Ramapo Students Raise $232,000 At Relay For Life

The annual Relay For Life at Indian Hills High School raised more than $232,000 for the American Cancer Society.

More than 1,500 people attended the all-night fundraiser held Friday night to Saturday morning. The participants included cancer survivors, their caregivers, and the relatives and friends of people who died from the insidious disease.

The event symbolized the ongoing fight against cancer. At least one person walked around the running track at Indian Hills High School all day Saturday, overnight, and Friday morning.

The money brought in will be donated to the American Cancer Society. It will help fund cancer research initiatives that have saved the lives of 14 million cancer survivors. People camped out in tents near the track at the all-night event.

Alden Lebov is one of the high school students who ran the event and was a team captain. Lebov said that the walk was one of the most successful events in the school's history.

"The long nine months of planning made it all worth it when I saw all of the smiles in the crowd on Friday night and early Saturday morning," Lebov said. "All of the tears during our Luminaria ceremony reminded me of how important Relay For Life is to some. And all of the giggles and laughter just made me so happy along with the rest of my team."

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