Relay For Life Rookie Team Captain MeetingTuesday, March 8, 20116:30 pm American Cancer Society

Welcome!

There’s No Place Like HOPE!

Question

• Are you ready to Relay??!!??

Committee Introductions

• Kelly Brown• Event Co-Chair

• Andrew Aleman• Event Co-Chair

• Tamara Allen• Event Co-Chair

• Natalie Hadley• Meridith Tusha Wortman

Team Development

Relay Video

What is Relay For Life?

• Why overnight?• Do I have to run for 12 hours?• Do I have to stay up for 12

hours?• Where can I sleep?

Relay Acronyms

• ACS• ACS CAN• RFL• Bank Night• Relay Central

• See your handout for more Relay acronyms.

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Teams

• No limit of the number of team members per team.– 1 to 100–minimum of 8 is

recommended but not required.

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American Cancer Society

• Why is raising money for the ACS is so important?

• The official sponsor of birthdays.TM

– Helping You Stay Well– Helping You Get Well– Finding Cures– Fighting Back

T-Shirts

• What the Colors Mean– Purple – Survivors– White – Participants– Green – Committee Members– Dark Green - Participants that

have raised $1,000 or more

• IMPORTANT! Team registration is due on Saturday, April 23. After this date, t-shirts for you and your team members that have reached the $100 mark are not guaranteed at the time of the event.

Fundraising

2011 Relay For Life of Douglas County Goals• Total event: $400,000• 150 teams• 10 percent increase in number

of survivors on teams – 265 survivors on teams

How To Fundraise

• Individual Fundraising• Team Fundraising (Before

Relay)• Onsite Fundraising

Fundraising Ideas

• Individual– Letters, emails, Facebook– Your ideas

• Team Fundraising (Before Relay)– Bake sales, car wash, dog

wash– Your ideas

• Onsite Fundraising– Food, games, glow

necklaces– Your ideas

Team Fundraising Clubs

• See the back page on each Team Member’s Handbook.– Rising Star - $1,000– Bronze - $2,500– Silver - $3,500– Gold - $5,000– Platinum - $7,500– Jade - $10,000– Sapphire - 15,000– Emerald,Ruby, Diamond, & Purple

Individual Fundraising Incentive Program• See the Nationwide Individual

Fundraising Club flyer in the Team Member’s Handbook.– The first level• Rising Star• $100 Minimum• 2011 Commemorative Event

T-shirt

Team Packets

Team Challenger Program

Relay For Life of Douglas County

New Location

• Elkhorn South High School• 20303 Blue Sage Parkway• Elkhorn’s new high school

Our Theme

• There’s No Place Like HOPE!–Wizard of Oz Theme– Just like Dorothy was dropped down by a

storm from Kansas into Munchkin Land, our Relay has been sent flying to the new Elkhorn South High School. • As always Relay is about

Celebrating our Survivors (because they have courage)

• Remembering those we have lost to this dreaded disease (our Auntie Em will be forever in our brains and hearts)

• Fighting Back (against that Wicked Witch we call cancer)

Ceremonies

Relay For Life Ceremonies – Celebrate Ceremony

• Start immediately following the Opening ceremony

• It’s all about Survivors!!

• Who’s a Survivor?

• Who’s a Caregiver?

Relay For Life Ceremonies – Remember Ceremony

• Starts at 9 pm • AKA, the

Luminaria Ceremony

• HUSH

Relay For Life Ceremonies – Remember Ceremony

• What’s a luminaria?

• How much does a luminaria cost?

• Can luminaria sales go toward my fundraising totals?

• Please bring lighters

Relay For Life Ceremonies – Fight Back Ceremony

• Why Fight Back?• How can I Fight

Back?• Components of

Ceremony– Make a

Pledge– Sign the Fight

Back Banner

Relay For Life Ceremonies – Closing Ceremony• Begins at 5:30 am• Awards and recognition• Final Lap

Fun At Relay

• What goes on between the ceremonies?– Activities– Food– Onsite Fundraisers– Fun, Fun and more FUN!

Questions

Question

• Are you ready to Relay??!!??

Thank you.