Fundraising Update

I have been working with my son's school to raise money for Relay for Life.  Since school started this year I have raised $210.  Maggie Maratas helped me to sell cards for Valentine's Day.  We raised $50.  I also had some donations that didn't make it to on the tally for last year.  My daycare providers did an aluminum can drive for us and collected donations from their parents.  All in all we have raised $460 this year.  We are just getting started.

GREAT JOB!!!

Committee Meeting - February 7, 2011

Well, this year I am still the team captain for the Wild Wild West team and I am also now a committee member for the event.  I am training to be the Online Committee Chair.  That includes training in LA.  It sounds pretty exciting.  I will be posting information from the committee meetings as well as the team captain meetings and team meetings.


The Rally and Kick Off for Relay for Life 2011 will be on March 10th, 2011 at Palmer Hall.  That is the regular meeting hall at Pacific Christian Church.  6:00 pm to 7:00 pm.  BRING ONE NEW PERSON!!!!!

The Rally Flier is here.


Teams can sign up for campsites on March 10th.  To qualify for a campsite teams need to have raised $1000, registered 10 team members or signed up a $500 sponsor.  Since registration is free until Feb 15th, it should be easy to sign up 10 team members by March 10th.


There is a new suggestion box on the ACS main website.  We are trying to get it to work properly, but we are having issues.  It should be up and running soon.

Committee members will now be required to attend a mandatory meeting a few days before the event to walk the track and make sure that we all know where everything is.


Thanks,
Tara

RFL Captain's Meeting - January 27, 2011

The first meeting of the new year. Just a few reminders:

1) Free registration is still going on until February 15. Everyone who plans on being at the event in July to walk needs to be registered. Registering now will save them the registration fees. Please spread the word.

2) We have been challenged as a group to sell 100 luminarias by March 28.  Team who sells the most bars will get a pizza party and bounce house for as many people as they have on their team. You can download luminaria forms from the main ACS website and print as many as you need. They need to be turned into me by the next Captain's meeting.

3) There is a new Suggestion box on the main ACS website. Use it if you have any ideas for improving the event or you just want to use it for "shout outs". Thanks.

4) We have new banners with a thermometer on it. It will will show what our goals are for this year. Our goal is to reach $250,000 this year as a whole. We will be able to pass it around from team to team for events and fundraisers.  Each team can have it for a week.

5) Our event banners are looking really poor. Two teams have purchased new banners. They are looking for team sponsors to purchase two more banners. Banners can be purchased for $150 from Next Day Signs.  We can put our logo on the back and event dates on the front. Next Day Signs can change the banners each year as needed. They should last a few years. Maybe we can buy one banner for all the Marion West Teams.

Thanks

Home - Army of Women

Hey All,
I just signed up for another cancer research project.  In addtion to being a cancer research volunteer for the American Cancer Society.  I have also signed up to be part of Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation.  This will hopefully find the causes of breast cancer and help us for find a cure.  Check it out.

Home - Army of Women

RFL Float - Santa Maria Parade 12-4-10

Santa Maria Parade of Lights

Here are some snaps of the Relay for Life Parade Float. I didn't have time to go and help with the decorations so I made purple pom poms for the kids. The flat bed was beautiful. I am not sure who was in charge of decorating it, but it was pretty nice. I also DVRed the parade on TV so I will post the video on UTube soon.

Here is the Parade Info

Santa Maria's Christmas Parade December 4, 2010, parade starts at 5:20 p.m. We are #54 in the Line Up on Stowell between Broadway and Depot St. Wear your western gear and/or Christmas attire. Bring canned food for the Rotary Food Drive! Dress warm,  it gets really cold! Have a merry  time "Wrangling 4 A Cure"! Note:  We will be decorating early on Saturday at Eames Trucking Yard on            the corner of Betteravia and "A" St., starting at 10:30 a.m. Come and            join us.            There will be no decorating at the actual staging area for the parade.             If you do not want to decorate, but be in the parade, you should be             at the staging area no later than 5 p.m. and ready to walk or ride             on Entry #54!