Despite this year’s Relay for Life being cut short because of weather, the May 13th event still surpassed its fund-raising goal.

According to Beth Zotyka, community manager of southwest Georgia for the American Cancer Society, the total raised was $59,024.64.

The goal was to raise $51,000.

Alicia Gordon, the 2011 chairperson of Relay for Life, said 75 percent of the money was raised by teams, 24 percent by the county’s schools, 22 percent by businesses, 21 percent by churches and 8 percent by civic organizations.

The remaining 25 percent came from corporate sponsors, luminary sales and donations.

Following the Relay for Life event, an awards banquet was held with the following results:

• Most money raised by a business, Memorial Hospital and Manor, $4,308.13;

• Most money raised by a church, Bainbridge Church of Christ, $2,258.60;

• Most money raised by a school, West Bainbridge Elementary, $2,718.32;

• Most money raised by a civic group, citizen’s of Georgia Power, $1,252;

• Most money raised overall by a team, Memorial Hospital and Manor, $4,308.13;

• Most outstanding rookie team, Hand in Hand, raising $1,500 and hosting a 5K run;

• Most spirited team, Bainbridge Middle School.