ASU 'Undie Run': For Celebration and For Charity

As the film To Our Youth That Is Fading Away is on its full swing and memories about youth are going viral these days in China, tens of thousands of college kids on the other side of the earth are getting their youth something more special to remember with, and meanwhile to help people in need.

'Undie Run', namely running in undies, has been a tradition of Universities in America as a celebration of the end of each academic year after the final exams. And among all the nearly-nude races, the one held annually by Arizona State University (ASU) features the largest scale and strongest influence.

Thousands of ASU students gave away the clothes off their backs on May 7th for the sixth annual 'Undie Run' and reveled in the race.

Meanwhile the ‘Undie Run’ is also endowed with some good meanings as the school’s largest charity event. Each participant donated the clothes they were wearing and some non-perishable foods before rushing down the street in nothing but their underwear pieces.

And according to the report by The Huffington Post, these nearly nude do-gooders helped collect 4.5 tons of clothing and 1.7 tons of food in total, which would benefit organizations such as Arizona Helping Hands, Standup for Kids and Central Arizona Services.

It is quite understandable that the college boys and girls go for an event like this, since to them the end of a school year means a three-month summer vacation ahead and the best time around the whole year. When they get old in the far future, this must be something really beautiful and a memory to recall with smile.