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...."

RELAY IS A TEAM EVENT TO FIGHT CANCER

WHAT IS A TEAM CAPTAIN?
The Team Captain is a leader who forms a team, works with the Event Committee, and is the central organizing person for the team throughout the year and for the Relay event itself.

  • Go to A 1-page summary of Team Captain Responsibilities!

    HOW TO GET A TEAM TOGETHER
    1. Contact your local ACS office and ask for the event staff partner for your event. He or She'll send you a Team Captain's Kit and tell you more about the event.

    2. Find 8 to 15 people who would be willing to participate in the event. There are lots of ways to get a team together:

  • Send an email to your friends and co-workers
  • Invite some friends over for dinner and tell them about Relay
  • Send your friends to our website to learn about Relay
  • Share information about Realy in a staff meeting at work
  • Ask your team, club, or other organization to form a team with you
  • or any other way you can think of!

    3. Submit a Participant's Information and Waiver Form (available here ) from each member of your team and include their $10 commitment fee. Keep copies of these forms for your records. Put all of this information in your Team Registration Information Envelope, fill out the envelope, and submit it to a Committee Member or at a Team Captains Meeting (meeting schedules here).

    4. Organize fundraising events with your team. Imagination is the word, but you can get some ideas here.
  • Go to 10-Fundraising_From_A_To_Z.doc to see the list of great fundraising ideas!

    5. Identify a team theme for your team!
  • Go to Team Themes A list of team themes you can use for your team! Thanks for the ideas from around the Nation!

    6. Make sure that you are bringing all the things you need the day of the event - camping gear, the right clothing, food, etc. etc.
  • Go to 19-Team_Day_Of_Checklist_DGI.doc to see the list of the things your team should bring the day of to Relay!

    7. Continue to collect donations up until the day of the event. Make sure that your team puts luminaria requests, donations, and raffle ticket stubs/donations in their fundraising envelopes and bring them to the event, or turn them in at a Team Captain's meeting.
     "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
    Last updated 1/25/07 12:00am.
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