As we celebrate 40 Years of Relay For Life impact, we are excited to announce the winners of the Relay First Lap 2025 Registration Challenge! 🎉 These events went above and beyond to grow their teams and survivor participation, helping to kick off the 2025 Relay season with incredible momentum. Thank you to every team captain, participant, and survivor who registered!
Registration Growth Winners
These Relay events achieved the highest year-over-year (YOY) increase in registered participants in their respective size categories and have earned a custom consultation with a Relay expert to explore enhancements for their event!
| Group | Event | Baseline (2024) | Current (2025) | YOY Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Relay For Life of Greater Tampa Bay (FL) | 1,603 | 2,024 | +421 |
| B | Relay For Life of Dougherty-Lee County (GA) | 24 | 156 | +132 |
| A | Relay For Life of Cherokee County (GA) | 49 | 236 | +187 |
đź‘Ź Congratulations to these events for their outstanding recruitment efforts!
Survivor Registration Growth Winners
Winners were corrected on 2/19/2025 due to a prior data issue.
Growing our survivor community is a key part of Relay For Life, and these events had the highest YOY increase in registered survivors, earning them a brand-new survivor sail banner flag to display proudly at their event!
| Event | Group | Baseline (2024) | Current (2025) | YOY Growth |
| Relay For Life of Dubois County IN | A | 0 | 38 | +38 |
| Relay For Life of Dougherty-Lee County GA | B | 12 | 107 | +95 |
| Relay For Life of Muscogee County GA | C | 36 | 123 | +87 |
🎊 Congratulations to all our winners and thank you to every participant for helping us make Relay For Life stronger in 2025! Let’s keep the momentum going as we work together toward ending cancer as we know it, for everyone. 💜