Going Crazy

I showed up to the Captain's Meeting a week late. I was totally on time, had my name badge on, and money to turn in. However, the parking lot was bare as a baby's butt. Sorry guys. I forget that the meetings are the 3rd Thursdays instead of the last Thursdays. I even put it in my calendar wrong. I must be trying to do too much. I'll get the info from Arlene later.

Committee Meeting - March 7, 2011

Committee Meeting March 7

Rally on March 10th - (I know I am late posting this)

No mailers this year, but we did email blasts and radio and tv spots this year.  There was a good turn out so I guess everyone got the information. 

50 teams already have signed up.  That is half our goal and we have about 10 weeks to go.

There was a 10 minute video about what it means to relay and our Chair, Tony Gonzales, had his mom talk about surviving breast cancer.

Other agenda items were:  how to fight back against cancer, how to form a team, and how to raise donations.  We ended with birthday cake to celebrate more birthdays.

Follow up plan.  Make sure that you call them and make sure that they sign up.

Important information at www.xoutcig.com to help kids stay away from tobacco.

Relay for Life has gone National.  That means that the events are changing and we get more help from the American Cancer Society.  You will be seeing some new systems coming on line including new programs at the event.  However, now pins this year.  This year committee members and team captains will get some exciting new gifts.  Survivors also will not get pins this year.  We have decided that they should get Sheriffs badges to match our theme that we will pay for.

The programs we will have business card sales in the back.  We will be getting forms soon.  Businesses can pay $100 and get their business cards in the program.  The money goes toward the team money.  Turn in the forms and the money at the Captain's meetings.

Paint the town purple will be our next big event after rally.  May first is the traditional date, but Janna has something cooking up for us and she will let us know at the next meeting.

The Rodeo float will be after that.  Let's help decorate.  Rodeo is the first weekend in June and the parade is on Saturday morning.  

We still need help running committees.  We need about 4 people to organize the food.  We need help with accounting and spirit points.

Team Meeting Notes - February 8, 2011

We had our first team meeting at Panera Bread on February 8th.  Here are the highlights.

1.  We have decided not to run a reverse drawing.  It seems like too much trouble for us to pull off.
2.  We have decided to do a fundraiser at Cool Hand Lukes again this year with the other Marian Medical Center teams.  We will most likely do that fundraiser in May.  More details to come.
3.  We have also decided to another food fundraiser.  The date needs to be determined.  Terry needs to contact her friends at Taco Roco and see if they would let us do a one night fundraiser there as well.  If Taco Roco doesn't work out, we will most likely do a BBQ lunch with my friends and do a double fundraiser with the Breast Cancer Awareness group.
4.  Terry says that she wants to make Angels that we would sell at the event.  She is going to find out how to make them and get back to us.
5.  I am continuing to hand make cards to sell from now until the event.  I think that they would be good sellers and I need to get rid of some of my extra scrapbooking supplies.  We can sell them at events and at our places of work.
6.  I still have scrapbooks from last year that I can still sell this year.  Maybe we can get rid of them this year.
7.  We want to do a raffle with about 4 or 5 baskets.  We need to gather donations from now until the end of March.  Then we will make up the baskets, take pictures, make fliers, and sell tickets.  The drawing will be held at the event.

Goodness, I think that is it for now.  I will post the receipt for donated goods as soon as I remember how to do it.  Hopefully we will get some good donations.

Thanks, Tara

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

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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.

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