PHOTOS: RISE Kickoff 2023

Faculty and staff perform for students during the kickoff event for the fifth annual Rebels Impact through Service and Engagement (RISE) campaign at the school’s gymnasium Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. Money raised by the student body benefits the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB. This year’s theme is A Million Reasons with a goal to raise $1 million to support cancer research. Photo by Erin Nelson.

Dr. Barry Sleckman, a professor and Director of the O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, speaks during the kickoff event for the fifth annual Rebels Impact through Service and Engagement (RISE) campaign at the school’s gymnasium Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. Money raised by the student body benefits the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB. This year’s theme is A Million Reasons with a goal to raise $1 million to support cancer research. Photo by Erin Nelson.

Faculty and staff perform for students during the kickoff event for the fifth annual Rebels Impact through Service and Engagement (RISE) campaign at the school’s gymnasium Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. Money raised by the student body benefits the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB. This year’s theme is A Million Reasons with a goal to raise $1 million to support cancer research. Photo by Erin Nelson.

Faculty and staff perform for students during the kickoff event for the fifth annual Rebels Impact through Service and Engagement (RISE) campaign at the school’s gymnasium Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. Money raised by the student body benefits the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB. This year’s theme is A Million Reasons with a goal to raise $1 million to support cancer research. Photo by Erin Nelson.

Faculty and staff perform for students during the kickoff event for the fifth annual Rebels Impact through Service and Engagement (RISE) campaign at the school’s gymnasium Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. Money raised by the student body benefits the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB. This year’s theme is A Million Reasons with a goal to raise $1 million to support cancer research. Photo by Erin Nelson.

Sarah Jane Richardon, one of the 2023 chair members for the Rebels Impact through Service and Engagement (RISE) campaign, speaks during the kickoff event at the school’s gymnasium Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. Money raised by the student body benefits the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB. This year’s theme is A Million Reasons with a goal to raise $1 million to support cancer research. Photo by Erin Nelson.

Jerell Horton sings “Don’t Stop Believin’” by Journey as faculty and staff perform for students during the kickoff event for the fifth annual Rebels Impact through Service and Engagement (RISE) campaign at the school’s gymnasium Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. Money raised by the student body benefits the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB. This year’s theme is A Million Reasons with a goal to raise $1 million to support cancer research. Photo by Erin Nelson.

Faculty and staff perform for students during the kickoff event for the fifth annual Rebels Impact through Service and Engagement (RISE) campaign at the school’s gymnasium Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. Money raised by the student body benefits the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB. This year’s theme is A Million Reasons with a goal to raise $1 million to support cancer research. Photo by Erin Nelson.

Kym Prewitt speaks during the kickoff event for the fifth annual Rebels Impact through Service and Engagement (RISE) campaign at the school’s gymnasium Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. Money raised by the student body benefits the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB. This year’s theme is A Million Reasons with a goal to raise $1 million to support cancer research. Photo by Erin Nelson.

Faculty and staff perform for students during the kickoff event for the fifth annual Rebels Impact through Service and Engagement (RISE) campaign at the school’s gymnasium Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. Money raised by the student body benefits the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB. This year’s theme is A Million Reasons with a goal to raise $1 million to support cancer research. Photo by Erin Nelson.

Students raise their hands if they have been impacted by cancer, whether through a personal diagnosis or friend or family member, during the kickoff event for the fifth annual Rebels Impact through Service and Engagement (RISE) campaign at the school’s gymnasium Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. Money raised by the student body benefits the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB. This year’s theme is A Million Reasons with a goal to raise $1 million to support cancer research. Photo by Erin Nelson.

Faculty and staff perform for students during the kickoff event for the fifth annual Rebels Impact through Service and Engagement (RISE) campaign at the school’s gymnasium Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. Money raised by the student body benefits the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB. This year’s theme is A Million Reasons with a goal to raise $1 million to support cancer research. Photo by Erin Nelson.

Faculty and staff perform for students during the kickoff event for the fifth annual Rebels Impact through Service and Engagement (RISE) campaign at the school’s gymnasium Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. Money raised by the student body benefits the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB. This year’s theme is A Million Reasons with a goal to raise $1 million to support cancer research. Photo by Erin Nelson.

Livi Cate Osborne, one of the 2023 chair members for the Rebels Impact through Service and Engagement (RISE) campaign, speaks during the kickoff event at the school’s gymnasium Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. Money raised by the student body benefits the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB. This year’s theme is A Million Reasons with a goal to raise $1 million to support cancer research. Photo by Erin Nelson.

Members of the Vestavia Hills choir perform during the kickoff event for the fifth annual Rebels Impact through Service and Engagement (RISE) campaign at the school’s gymnasium Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. Money raised by the student body benefits the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB. This year’s theme is A Million Reasons with a goal to raise $1 million to support cancer research. Photo by Erin Nelson.

Sam Cunningham, a cancer survivor and one of the 2023 chair members for the Rebels Impact through Service and Engagement (RISE) campaign, speaks during the kickoff event at the school’s gymnasium Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. Money raised by the student body benefits the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB. This year’s theme is A Million Reasons with a goal to raise $1 million to support cancer research. Photo by Erin Nelson.

Members of the Vestavia Hills choir perform during the kickoff event for the fifth annual Rebels Impact through Service and Engagement (RISE) campaign at the school’s gymnasium Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. Money raised by the student body benefits the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB. This year’s theme is A Million Reasons with a goal to raise $1 million to support cancer research. Photo by Erin Nelson.

Faculty and staff perform for students during the kickoff event for the fifth annual Rebels Impact through Service and Engagement (RISE) campaign at the school’s gymnasium Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. Money raised by the student body benefits the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB. This year’s theme is A Million Reasons with a goal to raise $1 million to support cancer research. Photo by Erin Nelson.