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Every year, Relay for Life of JMU hosts an annual relay event to benefit the American Cancer Society. According to the Relay for Life website, the money raised at these Relay for Life events goes toward funding cancer research, offering services to cancer patients and advancing health equity to ensure all patients have access to treatment. This year the event was hosted in a hybrid format April 9. Whitney Minnick, a senior development manager with the American Cancer Society, said the event looked very different from years past. âPrior to the pandemic, the Relay for Life of JMU event was a fully in-person event that took place on Hillside field,â Minnick said. âIn 2019, we had over 1,400 participants in attendance. Last year, the event was fully virtual and took place on Facebook Live â this year was a mix between the two formats.â ....