This blog is dedicated to sharing ideas and information about Relay For Life. It is associated with http://www.acsrelay.org , a website dedicated to resources for Relay For Life, by volunteers for volunteers. http://www.acsrelay.org and this blog are developed and maintained by volunteers. They are not official ACS websites and are not maintained directly by ACS.
I received an email yesterday from someone who works for the company that is one of the contractors that did the Extreme Home Makeover, Kersteins Designs... There is an article about the project and the family at the company's website:
posted by R @ 8:38 PM
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Here are the top downloads on acsrelay.org - check them out!
#1 | FUNDRAISING IDEAS FROM A TO Z - One of the longest lists of fundraising ideas you'll find anywhere! |
| #2 | RELAY FOR LIFE POEMS - A large collection of Relay For Life poems and links to cancer-related poems. |
| #3 | FLYER - RELAY MINI POSTER - This is a flyer you can modify for your Relay For Life event. |
| #4 | FLYER - RELAY INFO SHEET - This is a 1-pager info sheet you can customize for your Relay For Life event. |
| #5 | MUSIC SUGGESTIONS LIST FOR RELAY - Luminaria, Opening, Survivor Lap, Caregiver Lap, and other Ceremony Song Suggestions is newly updated and bigger than ever... songs for every part of Relay! One of the most comprehensive song lists you'll find anywhere! |
| #6 | TEAM DAY OF CHECKLISTList of the things your team should bring the day of to Relay! |
| #7 | TEAM THEMES AND NAMES - Here are team and event theme ideas as well as team name ideas! |
| #8 | FUNDRAISING LETTERS - These are great examples of fundraising letters used by volunteers that you can customize for your own fundraising! |
| #9 | TEAM CAPTAIN RESPONSIBILITIES - A basic summary of your responsibilties as a team captain! |
| #10 | LUMINARIA CEREMONY SCRIPT - LIGHT BY GROUP VERSION - A luminaria ceremony script for larger events - names are read by group of affected cancer survivor or victim. |
| #11 | THE RELAY FOR LIFE CHAIRMAN'S CHECKLIST MANUAL - This is a manual that has the list of essential things you need to know to plan a Relay For Life event. |
| #12 | ON-SITE FUNDRAISING IDEAS - Here are ideas that your team and event can use to fundraise on site! |
| #13 | BANK NIGHT IDEAS - How to make your Bank Nights a success! |
| #14 | OPENING CEREMONY AND SURVIVOR LAP SCRIPT |
| #15 | RELAY FOR LIFE LOGO LINK - Here's a link to download the Relay For Life Logo! |
| #16 | LUMINARIA CEREOMNY SCRIPT - READ ALL NAMES VERSION - This luminaria script is for smaller events; |
| #17 | RAINY RELAY FOLLOW-UP LETTER - Did you have bad weather at your Relay? E-mail and post this letter to let your teams know that rain or shine, you want them to get their fundraising turned in. |
| #18 | RAIN AND BAD WEATHER PLAN - Some things to consider for a Plan B if if the weather goes bad! |
| #19 | LUMINARIA CEREMONY SCRIPT - READ ALL NAMES VERSION - An example of a script for the Luminaria Ceremony for smaller events, where you can read the names of all those who are honored, and light them one at a time. |
| #20 | FEEDBACK FORM - A form you can ask team captains/participants to fill out to provide feedback on your event! |
posted by R @ 9:05 PM
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When the American Cancer Society Relay For Life started over 20 years ago, one of the reasons given to explain why it was an overnight event was that "cancer patients don't get the night off from cancer, so why should we?". How true.
posted by R @ 8:31 PM
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