On Friday. April 29, 2011 employees from Bard Medical participated in the local Covington, Georgia Relay for Life. This year's Bard theme was Wish Upon A Star for a World Free of Cancer. Several fundraisers were organized in the weeks leading up to the event, that were held at the Bard Medical facility. These included selling themed T-Shirts, Gift Basket Raffles, General Raffles, Footprints for Relay, Luminaries for Relay and Signs of Hope/Remembrance.

During the Relay the Bard Team was required to have someone walking at all times during the event that began at 7:00 pm on Friday the 29th until 7:00 am on Saturday the 30th. Also during the event the team sold Funnel Cakes, PopCorn, Novelty Candy, Drinks and Bard Medical Team Relay T-shirts.

The Bard team raised a total of $18,387.63 (including a Coporate match) and also received the award for Top Dollar Large Business. The Covington, Georgia Relay for Life raised a grand total of $232,638.33 to help support the fight against cancer.

Bard is proud to be a continued supporter of the American Cancer Society through the Relay for Life Team.