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“We have set three goals for this year’s event, “said Cristin Kelsh, assistant director for the relay. “One was to have more than 3,000 participants, second to have more 300 teams and thirdly, but most importantly, to raise more than $300,000.”

As of late Friday night, two of those goals were already met. They had more than 3,125 participants and 301 teams.

As for the $300,000 goal, the latest count was more than $241,350.00 and rising.

“This is Virginia Tech at its finest,” said one of the committee members as he spoke about this year’s event.

One of the most aspiring speeches came from Virginia Tech Psychology Professor Dr. Scott Geller, a cancer survivor himself.

Geller talked about what this event means to him and the commitment of the Virginia Tech community.

As the Survivor’s Walk kicked off the event, students, community members, as well as members of the Virginia Tech staff, circled around the track to cheer on the survivors as they made their lap before joining in themselves.

People grilled hot dogs, tossed footballs and Frisbees, chatted quietly, laughed at jokes and offered words of encouragement to their fellow participants.

Some of the events included a burger cook-off, a wing eating contest, gladiator games and lots more.

Click here to see more photos from this event in our photo gallery.

Photos by Larry Middleton.

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