American Cancer Society Relay for Life Ideas & Information Webpage

American Cancer Society Relay For Life - On-Line Information For Volunteers
ON-LINE INFORMATION FOR RELAY FOR LIFE
* Great Ideas From Great Volunteers *

"There Is No Finish Line Until We Find A Cure...."

GREAT ON-LINE WEBSITES - These are the on-line resources (with ideas about how to make Relay For Life better) and Event Websites that are the BEST OF THE BEST! If you have others please E-mail ramesh@acsrelay.org

INFORMATION RESOURCE SITES FOR RELAY FOR LIFE:

:) ACSRELAY.ORG :) OF COURSE :) Just want to remind you that there are lots of resources here at acsrelay.org :)

RELAYAMERICA.COM FANTASTIC SITE FOR ON-LINE DISCUSSIONS - ask questions by topic... A MUST VISIT!

BEST BLOGS:

:) THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF ACSRELAY.ORG :) Here's another place where the best ideas are spotlighted!

RELAY BLOGGER A Great blog set up by an ACS intern in the summer of 2005 - lots of great ideas and discussion about Relay

BLOGGING FOR A CAUSE An amazing blog maintained by Trish Snyder - I don't know how she does it, but she has something new out there EVERY DAY!!!!

CENTRAL TEXAS RELAY FOR LIFE BLOG Fantastic - a group blog that brings together events in Central Texas, brought to you by Glenn Ross - it has videos, links to other cancer/Relay For Life blogs, and so much more! You have to check it out!

LAKE TRAVIS RELAY FOR LIFE BLOG Fantastic - a blog maintained by Sam Chapman - one of the best uses of a blog - communicating meetings/cancelled meetings, meeting schedule, etc. He writes about various cancer and Relay related subjects all the time - you have to check it out to appreciate how great it is!

UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE RELAY FOR LIFE BLOG Fantastic - a blog maintained by Bridget L - Lots of info on the U-Del Relay For Life

EVENT SITES (alphabetic by relay name):

Barrington Relay For Life, Barrington, IL Outstanding site - it has a dictionary of relay terms, The Barrington Relay Stories of Life video

NEW! - Greater Portland Relay For Life, ME! A fantastic website maintained by a great webmaster, Clayton Eames, with nice features!

Highland, IL! Incredible site... it has some features I don't think anyone else has - People can log in as individuals but linked to a team... They can enter pledges and in real time it adds to the team goal bars and the overall goals... They can group email their teams. Donations can be added by committee members. Captains can be group emailed. All emails are saved for the future. Thanks to webmaster Dave Melosi for sharing and putting together such a great site!

Grand Ledge Relay For Life, Grand Ledge, MI! Incredible website with on-line discussion capabilities, ability to post links to another site automatically, and more! Webmastered by a very friendly webmaster!

Lancaster Relay For Life, PA! Great website - with lots of innovative ideas - including a great quest! They want their event to attain $1,000,000 in fundraising, as well as collecting a million names of survivors to display at their event! How cool is that!

Lebanon, PA Lebanon, PA has a great website with a beautiful Hawaiian Luau Theme, :) , a very detailed calendar of many fundraisers and events, links to tons of Relay related sites, and more... Maintained by a very helpful webmaster, Laura Donmoyer!

Louisa County, VA Louisa County, VA has a great website! Check out the features - maintained by a very friendly on-line chair :), Becky!

Los Altos Relay, CA Los Altos CA has an incredible website that links to the on-line fundraising website at acsevents.org that's also top rate (see below)

McKinney, TX! A great website with lots of on-line forms, info about Relay etc. Well Done! See their Sponsors Page for a great page with sponsorship info, sponsorship levels, etc. for corporate sponors. Very helpful!

NEW! - Peabody, MA Relay For Life, MA! This website is a home run. Peabody sets the standard for a few things - a beautiful macromedia flash introduction about what Relay is, a great list of "50 reasons why I Relay", tons of fundraising ideas, and a great set of instructions of how to use their on-line fundraising site (they have both a website they built themselves, as well as a kintera/acsevents.org on-line fundraising website thru the American Cancer Society. Both sites offer a wealth of information. The event website is also beautiful visually and so easy to navigate!!

Pottstown, PA! Great site... Their event theme this year is "Relay Around The World", and each team picks a county for them... And they have a nice fundraising letter you can use on there!

NEW! - Tacoma Relay For Life, WA! NEW! - A relatively new website that's one of the best - amazing detailed information, a blog, and a great on-line fundraising site!!

Thurston County, WA! A fantastic website with fundraising ideas, links to other relays, and other neat info!

Trumbell County, OH! Very professional website with newsletters, fundraising ideas, and the highest per capita fundraising in the nation!

Warren County, TN Warren County, TN - FANTASTIC WEBSITE!! Maintained by a very helpful person - Hal Laws - with lots of good on-line resources. And check out their radio spots!

ON-LINE FUNDRAISING SITES @ KINTERA.ORG/ACSEVENTS.ORG THAT REALLY OFFER A LOT OF INFORMATION!:

Los Altos Relay, CA Los Altos CA has the #1 on-line fundraising site in the nation!!!! Check it out!

Gwinnett County, GA Gwinnett County GA has a great site - They really use kintera/acsevents.org well, and raised almost $400,000 on line in 2005... Since they are the nation's largest Relay at 560 teams and $2.2 million, you know they are doing lots of things right!/font>

Peabody, MA Peabody, MA has a great site - if you go there, they have good instructions on how to use on-line (that they developed themselves), a link for people to check if their company does matching donations (great idea!), a list of "Helpful Relay Materials" - things you can download, etc. They really use kintera/acsevents.org to the max!

Vienna RFL, Vienna. VA Vienna, VA - GREAT ON-LINE SITE!! They have many pieces of information down the left side, including committee chair contacts, tips, important dates, important forms, pictures of the previous year, Team Captain University, and more! For anyone who is concerned that Kintera can't do everything they need, this is a good site to look at to understand what is possible!

If something does not make sense, if you need more information, to provide feedback, to share a great idea that you have, or for questions, please DON'T HESITATE TO CONTACT US!::
E-mail ramesh@acsrelay.org
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"It's About Being A Community That Takes Up The Fight...."

Relay For Life is the signature event of the American Cancer Society and is a team event that promotes survivorship and increases cancer awareness in our community! Across America, there were over 4300 Relay for Life events in 2004! Families, schools, companies, hospitals, and other community groups create teams of 8 to 15 people who take turns walking around a track all night to raise money to find a cure!

acsrelay.org is an on-line resource webpage for Relay For Life. This site provides a manual for event chairs, ideas for fundraising, team themes, ceremonies, team recruitment, site logistics, team captain's meetings, kickoffs, music suggestions, and more! This website is constantly being improved - come back weekly for updates! If you need more information, have feedback, have a great idea, have questions, or to JOIN OUR MAILING LIST, please CONTACT US

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GREAT ON-LINE WEBSITES - These are the on-line resources (with ideas about how to make Relay For Life better) and Event Websites that are the BEST OF THE BEST! If you have others please E-mail ramesh@acsrelay.org


INFORMATION RESOURCE SITES FOR RELAY FOR LIFE:
:) ACSRELAY.ORG :)	OF COURSE :) Just want to remind you that there are lots of resources here at acsrelay.org :)
RELAYAMERICA.COM	FANTASTIC SITE FOR ON-LINE DISCUSSIONS - ask questions by topic... A MUST VISIT!


BEST BLOGS:
:) THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF ACSRELAY.ORG :)	Here's another place where the best ideas are spotlighted!
RELAY BLOGGER	A Great blog set up by an ACS intern in the summer of 2005 - lots of great ideas and discussion about Relay
BLOGGING FOR A CAUSE	An amazing blog maintained by Trish Snyder - I don't know how she does it, but she has something new out there EVERY DAY!!!!
CENTRAL TEXAS RELAY FOR LIFE BLOG	Fantastic - a group blog that brings together events in Central Texas, brought to you by Glenn Ross - it has videos, links to other cancer/Relay For Life blogs, and so much more! You have to check it out!
LAKE TRAVIS RELAY FOR LIFE BLOG	Fantastic - a blog maintained by Sam Chapman - one of the best uses of a blog - communicating meetings/cancelled meetings, meeting schedule, etc. He writes about various cancer and Relay related subjects all the time - you have to check it out to appreciate how great it is!
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE RELAY FOR LIFE BLOG	Fantastic - a blog maintained by Bridget L - Lots of info on the U-Del Relay For Life


EVENT SITES (alphabetic by relay name):
Barrington Relay For Life, Barrington, IL	Outstanding site - it has a dictionary of relay terms, The Barrington Relay Stories of Life video
NEW! - Greater Portland Relay For Life, ME!	A fantastic website maintained by a great webmaster, Clayton Eames, with nice features!
Highland, IL!	Incredible site... it has some features I don't think anyone else has - People can log in as individuals but linked to a team... They can enter pledges and in real time it adds to the team goal bars and the overall goals... They can group email their teams. Donations can be added by committee members. Captains can be group emailed. All emails are saved for the future. Thanks to webmaster Dave Melosi for sharing and putting together such a great site!
Grand Ledge Relay For Life, Grand Ledge, MI!	Incredible website with on-line discussion capabilities, ability to post links to another site automatically, and more! Webmastered by a very friendly webmaster!
Lancaster Relay For Life, PA!	Great website - with lots of innovative ideas - including a great quest! They want their event to attain $1,000,000 in fundraising, as well as collecting a million names of survivors to display at their event! How cool is that!
Lebanon, PA	Lebanon, PA has a great website with a beautiful Hawaiian Luau Theme, :) , a very detailed calendar of many fundraisers and events, links to tons of Relay related sites, and more... Maintained by a very helpful webmaster, Laura Donmoyer!
Louisa County, VA	Louisa County, VA has a great website! Check out the features - maintained by a very friendly on-line chair :), Becky!
Los Altos Relay, CA	Los Altos CA has an incredible website that links to the on-line fundraising website at acsevents.org that's also top rate (see below)
McKinney, TX!	A great website with lots of on-line forms, info about Relay etc. Well Done! See their Sponsors Page for a great page with sponsorship info, sponsorship levels, etc. for corporate sponors. Very helpful!
NEW! - Peabody, MA Relay For Life, MA!	This website is a home run. Peabody sets the standard for a few things - a beautiful macromedia flash introduction about what Relay is, a great list of "50 reasons why I Relay", tons of fundraising ideas, and a great set of instructions of how to use their on-line fundraising site (they have both a website they built themselves, as well as a kintera/acsevents.org on-line fundraising website thru the American Cancer Society. Both sites offer a wealth of information. The event website is also beautiful visually and so easy to navigate!!
Pottstown, PA!	Great site... Their event theme this year is "Relay Around The World", and each team picks a county for them... And they have a nice fundraising letter you can use on there!
NEW! - Tacoma Relay For Life, WA!	NEW! - A relatively new website that's one of the best - amazing detailed information, a blog, and a great on-line fundraising site!!
Thurston County, WA!	A fantastic website with fundraising ideas, links to other relays, and other neat info!
Trumbell County, OH!	Very professional website with newsletters, fundraising ideas, and the highest per capita fundraising in the nation!
Warren County, TN	Warren County, TN - FANTASTIC WEBSITE!! Maintained by a very helpful person - Hal Laws - with lots of good on-line resources. And check out their radio spots!


ON-LINE FUNDRAISING SITES @ KINTERA.ORG/ACSEVENTS.ORG THAT REALLY OFFER A LOT OF INFORMATION!:
Los Altos Relay, CA	Los Altos CA has the #1 on-line fundraising site in the nation!!!! Check it out!
Gwinnett County, GA	Gwinnett County GA has a great site - They really use kintera/acsevents.org well, and raised almost $400,000 on line in 2005... Since they are the nation's largest Relay at 560 teams and $2.2 million, you know they are doing lots of things right!/font>
Peabody, MA	Peabody, MA has a great site - if you go there, they have good instructions on how to use on-line (that they developed themselves), a link for people to check if their company does matching donations (great idea!), a list of "Helpful Relay Materials" - things you can download, etc. They really use kintera/acsevents.org to the max!
Vienna RFL, Vienna. VA	Vienna, VA - GREAT ON-LINE SITE!! They have many pieces of information down the left side, including committee chair contacts, tips, important dates, important forms, pictures of the previous year, Team Captain University, and more! For anyone who is concerned that Kintera can't do everything they need, this is a good site to look at to understand what is possible!