Jay, You comment is both correct and inaccurate. Yes the beneficiary is the American Cancer Society and a major portion goes to support its programs. 12-15% goes directly to the International Relay For Life program too.

What is more significant however is that in addition to supporting Society programs we also suppor tresearch, many many cancer breakthroughs come from Society supported researchers, 42 nobel laureates have been supported by the Society, and the Society's website http://www.cancer.org and Help Line 800.227.2345 are available to ANYONE! Statistics show nearly 40% website visitors come from outside the U.S. Healthy Living programs, medical screening guidelines and other Society initiatives supported by Relay For Life are jsut as viable to someone in Europe Asia or elsewhere!

So as I stated you are both wrong and right, but most of all you are right that EVERYONE needs to support Relay For Life of Second Life!