Relay For Life Rookie Team Captain Meeting Tuesday, March 8, :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.

8 Teams No limit of the number of team members per team. –1 to 100 –minimum of 8 is recommended but not required. 8

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, 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, s, 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 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.