Dodge County Relay for Life • August 5, 2016

What is Relay for Life? 
Relay for Life was the brainchild of Dr. Gordon Klatt, explains the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life website. 
“In May 1985, Dr. Gordon Klatt spent a grueling 24 hours circling the track at Baker Stadium at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma.
Friends, family, and patients watched and supported him as he ran and walked more than 83.6 miles and raised $27,000 through pledges for the fight against cancer. As he circled the track, he thought of how he could get others to take part. He envisioned having teams participate in a 24-hour event to raise money to fight cancer. In 1986, 19 teams were part of the first relay event at the historical Stadium Bowl and raised $33,000.”
Now, more than four million people in over