Youth Hall of Hope

Some things might have changed in April 2007 on the campus at Virginia Tech, but they wouldn't stop the 2007 VT Relay For Life event from happening.

On April 20, 2007, the VT Students, faculty, family members, and friends attended the annual Virginia Tech Relay For Life.  They did not allow the events a few short days before deter them from their goals in the fight against cancer.  The event did have a different feel but they fought on.  They were able to raise $285,505 towards finding a cure for cancer, which was an amazing accomplishment.  During the Remember Ceremony, candles were not only lit in memory and honor of cancer patients but also in rememberance of the 32 Hokies who were now watching over them, including one of the Team Captains for that year.

This perseverance helped the 2007 VTRelay become the #4 collegiate Relay in the nation and #1 per capita with $10.19 raised per participant.  This was nothing compared to the honor that was given to Virginia Tech later that year.  At the 2007 National Collegiate Leadership Summit the directors for VTRelay were presented with the American Cancer Society’s Youth Hall of Hope Award.  They became the first recipients of this award for their honor and courage to continue their event despite the events four days before.  The 2007 VTRelay demonstrated beyond words the university's motto of Ut Prosim.   In an article posted online by Relay For Life, told of how “the students at Virginia Tech University truly embodied the spirit of Relay in their actions showing that fear and anger are much smaller than Hope”. 

For the entire article about Virginia Tech's Induction into the Youth Hall of Hope follow this link. 

The following is a video posted by VTRelay on YouTube(tm) about the 2007 Virginia Tech Relay For Life:

Until We Find a Cure