“Since 1985 people have been relaying. Come and join us this year!”
Please join us for the 6th Annual Relay For Life of Bermuda. For more information, please visit the Relay website at BermudaRelay.com
How Relay Began
Relay For Life began in the USA in May 1985 when colorectal surgeon, Dr. Gordy Klatt, wanted to raise awareness of cancer and boost the income of his local cancer charity. He spent a grueling twenty-four hours circulating a track in Tacoma, Washington, and raised over $27,000, and showed that one person really can make a difference.
Since then, Relay For Life has become the largest fundraising event for cancer in the world. Celebrated by more than 4 million people in over 20 countries, this inspirational overnight event empowers and unites local communities to fight cancer.
Relay For Life began in Bermuda when Bermuda Cancer & Health Centre volunteer and Plan [b] Founder Ron Spencer III, lost his mother to cancer in 2008. That loss propelled Ron on a nonstop path to bring Relay For Life to Bermuda. In 2013 Bermuda became the 23rd Country approved as a Global Relay Partner and in May 2014, we celebrated our first Relay For Life event where over 2,500 members of our community came together and raised over $450,000! 95% of the dollars raised goes towards funding Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre’s radiation therapy facility which opened in 2016.
Since the first event in Bermuda, we have raised to close over $2,600,000.
Gordon “Gordy” Klatt, passed away August 3, 2014, at the age of 71 from heart failure after battling stomach cancer.
