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| Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:50 am Post subject: Relay for Life! ACTS Team Updates |
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As you know the ACTS Group Team has been registered for this year's Relay for Life.
Here are more details about Relay for Life as well as our participation in the event...
Relay For Life is a fun-filled overnight event that celebrates survivorship and raises money for research and programs of your American Cancer Society. Relay participants are able to celebrate those who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and empower individuals and communities to fight back against a disease that takes so much.
What is Relay?
Our Signature Activity.
The American Cancer Society Relay For Life is a fun-filled, overnight
experience you’ll never forget. Relay mobilizes communities
throughout the country to celebrate survivors, remember loved
ones, and raise money to support the mission of the American
Cancer Society. Teams of 8-15 participants seek contributions prior
to Relay. Then, at the event, they gather with tents and sleeping
bags to camp out at local high schools, parks, or fairgrounds and
take turns walking or running around a track or path. Relay brings
together friends, family, businesses, hospitals, schools, places of
worship ... people from all walks of life! Each team is asked to have a
representative on the track at all times during this overnight event ...
because cancer never sleeps.
About Hope.
When the sun goes down, hundreds of luminaria light the way under
the stars to remember those lost to cancer, those fighting cancer, and
those who have fought the battle and won. The luminaria that light
up the night symbolize the hope and perseverance to continue the
fight.
About Honor.
Relay welcomes all cancer survivors, our honored guests, to take part
in the Survivors’ Victory Lap. Their courage and strength help the
community see that cancer survivorship is real - thanks to your help,
we are making progress in the fight against cancer.
About Making the Connection.
Relay is your connection to the support your American Cancer
Society provides. Through Relay, you will become more knowledgeable
about cancer prevention and early detection.
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A Worldwide Movement
In May 1985, Dr. Gordon Klatt took the first step of his 24-hour marathon around a Tacoma,Washington track - ultimately raising $27,000 to help the American Cancer Society fight this nation’s biggest health concern. A year later, 340 supporters joined the overnight event. Since then, Relay For Life has become the American Cancer Society’s single largest activity. Each community’s Relay For Life is special, but its greater power lies in the synergy created by all the Relays taking place worldwide. In 2008, more than 4,900 communities and 20 countries hosted
Relay For Life events, raising more than $435 million, making this the largest fundraising event of any kind!
If you know ...
• A child who has been cured of leukemia
• A woman who had a lumpectomy or was treated with Tamoxifen or breast cancer
• A man whose prostate cancer was diagnosed with the PSA test
• A friend who needed a first-line treatment for metastatic colon cancer
• Anyone who has quit smoking ... then you know someone who has
benefited from research supported by the American Cancer Society. |
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Our Team Efforts...
Currently we have 9 registered team members.
Each team member has their own website.
Our team also has it's own website.
Donations, sponsorship, support can be done via the website(s) and in person by contacting an ACTS Group Team Member.
If you are interested in joining the team or supporting our efforts, please come to our first team meeting tomorrow at the Cain Center, just outside of the Kids' Gym P.E. Classroom, at 1:20 p.m.
I will be going over our team plans, sharing information I gained from the Captains' Meeting, and passing out our Member Packets at that time.
Questions? Call me! I will be happy to share what I know and try my best to answer your questions. |
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| ladyhawk82158 wrote: |
| Currently we have 9 registered team members. |
It looks like we might have number 10 joining us this weekend! :)
And since the theme is 50's for the relay...guess what our girls are wearing at the relay!!!!!!!!!
WOOHOO!!! I just LOVE IT when these costumes get to be multi-functioning!!!! |
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2009 Themed Laps
Chariot Race
Mr. Relay
Box Car Race
50's Lap
Air Guitar Contest
Rock Relay
Rock Star Lap
Rock Hunt
Disney Lap
Hula Hoop Lap & Contest
PJ Lap
Balloon Lap
Flintstones Stone Age Lap |
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Our Team's Needs
Sponsors
Food
Drinks
Tents
Sleeping Bags
Lap Theme Items, Decorations, Costumes, etc.
Assistance with Camp Set Up (3 p.m. on Friday)
Assistance with Camp Tear Down (7 a.m. on Saturday)
Fund Raisers (More details on FR's to come)
Pickles (in the gallon sized jar)
Camp Area Decor (50's Themed)
...and we're still seeking 1 (or more) cooperate sponsor so please see if your husbands will ask their place of businesses to sponsor our team. |
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As of tonight the girls raised:
- $400.00 in pledges
- $15.00 in cash donations
- 1 invitation out to a Survivor to honor at the Survivor Banquet & Celebration
- and have 3 follow up appointments to contact local business about them potentially sponsoring our team!!!
If at least some of this comes through we're doing good for their 1st day of fundraising!!!!!
GO ACTS KIDS!!!!!!! |
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Ok. I think I am doing my job as Team Captain of spreading the word and getting my teammates pumped up....
....Do ya'll feel excited yet?
*hears the roar of excited applause echoing in my head* |
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LOL! Wow Christine that is amazing! Keep up the good work! |
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I have been carefully avoiding posting here because I feel guilty for not participating. I have no excuse...just need to do so much here....blah blah blah...kick me now.
OK, so.....can I offer some food or drinks or something for y'all to pick up on your way? And can I sponsor somebody? And when *IS* this thing anyhow?
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The event night is May 1st through the 2nd.
Yes! We would LOVE and WELCOME your donation of food &/or drinks!!!
Yes! You can choose to sponsor any team member or just make a straight donation to the ACTS team...your preference.
Our team, thus far, consist of:
April S.
Brandon S.
Emily S.
Missy T.
Nathan T.
Christine W.
Angelique W.
Sierra W.
Phoenix W.
I will receive confirmation tomorrow about our 10th team member.... |
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OH! I might can handle this. I thought it was *this* weekend, and I felt guilty all afternoon working outside and thinking of y'all pulling down tents and being exhausted. I'm glad there's some more time to think and plan. I'll see what I can do....
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| ladyhawk82158 wrote: |
Our team, thus far, consist of:
April S.
Brandon S.
Emily S.
Missy T.
Nathan T.
Christine W.
Angelique W.
Sierra W.
Phoenix W. |
April S.
Brandon S.
Emily S.
Missy T.
Nathan T.
Christine W.
Angelique W.
Sierra W.
Phoenix W.
Makayla C.
Updated ACTS Team Member Listing |
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10 team members.
We have room for 5 more.... |
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2009 Themed Laps
Chariot Race (Missy)
Mr. Relay (Nathan)
Box Car Race - NEED SOMEONE TO MAKE THE CAR
50's Lap (All girls to reuse their skirts)
Air Guitar Contest (All kids interested)
Rock Relay (Westfall girls will make the boulders)
Rock Star Lap - STILL OPEN
Rock Hunt - All interested in participating, we don't need to bring anything for this)
Disney Lap - IS EMILY GOING TO BE OUR LITTLE PRINCESS?
Hula Hoop Lap & Contest (Makayla)
PJ Lap - Bring PJs
Balloon Lap (Angelique is going to be responsible for bringing the balloons)
Flintstones Stone Age Lap - STILL OPEN FOR SUGGESTIONS |
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