Saints ‘win’ the relay

St Augustine’s College students raise more than $20,000 for cancer

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Isabella Guzman Gonzalez

ST Augustine’s College students have raised an incredible $21,054 at the Cairns Relay for Life, becoming the Far North’s highest fundraiser to help Cancer Council Queensland beat their fundraising goal of $70,000.

Forty-one teams and 460 participants took to Barlow Park on Saturday last weekend for the Relay for Life to celebrate cancer survivors and help fundraise vital funds for Cancer Council Queensland’s services. The community came through surpassing the fundraising target with a total of $76,275.

The biggest contributor was the college with three teams raising $21,054, becoming the highest local fundraiser and fourth nationally.

“The event was heaps of fun, the energy was fantastic and there were a lot of crazy costumes and wigs,” said Tegan Marsden, business development specialist at Cancer Council Queensland.

“We completely beat our fundraising target which is fantastic,” she said.

“St Augustine’s had a fantastic fundraising achievement, and it shows that when a group of young people get together, there’s very little that they can’t achieve. We’re very thankful.”

The college had 53 students in three teams at the relay, seniors (year 12), year 11 and a mixed junior, whose competitiveness and passion for the cause led to an outstanding fundraising effort.

“We have two cancer survivors, Lachlan Mann-Jones and