Every spring, NYU hosts Relay for Life--an overnight fundraising event for cancer. This was the second year that I was able to participate in the event and it was an incredible experience. Many students sign up as members of various teams--residence halls, Greek life, clubs, etc. have their own tables at the event which is held at Coles gym--and for the months leading up to Relay, those teams fundraise in whatever way possible so they can then donate the money that evening. They also create mini fundraising activities to do at their tables while Relay is going on--people need to do something to stay awake from 6pm-8am! (Note: those times are not typos)
This year I was a part of the 7A Partnership team (the 7th Street and Alumni Residence Halls) and we donated $2686.60 which helped us win "Outstanding Residence Hall." The means by which we raised the money was pretty fun! We hosted various events throughout the past few months for our fellow residents. The highlight event was "7A Delivers" where the Hall Council ordered food from local restaurants and gave students the opportunity to call/email us to order their food and we would then deliver the food to their door. We had food from Famiglia Pizza, S'Mac, Coldstone, Magnolia Bakery, Spice, and Veniero's. The event was so successful the first time that we offered it again a few weeks later!