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2011 RELAY FOR LIFE 1
2011 American Cancer Society
Relay For Life Volume 12 Issue 4 It's about being a community that takes up the fight! May 2011
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
1 Invite Survivors AND Caregivers
2 Team Captain Meetings
2 Relay For Life Sponsors
3 Camp Site Selection & Relay Bucks
3 2011 Relay For Life Committee
4 Lap Counting and Buckles
5 Relay Site Map
6 Luminaria and Survivor Gift Baskets
7 Help For New Team Captains
8 On Site Fundraising Ideas
9 2011 Commemorative Clothing Available
TEAM CAPTAIN MEETING DATES LOCATION: DOUBLETREE HOTEL, 743 HORIZON DRIVE
(5:45 - 6:45 P.M.)
Feb. 15th 2011
March 15th 2011
April 19th 2011
May 17th 2011
June 14th 2011
June 17th 2011 Long Family Memorial Park, E ½ Road & Warrior Way
Relay For Life represents the HOPE that: Those lost to cancer will never be forgotten; those who face cancer will always be supported; and one day cancer will be eliminated.
Relay For Life Mission
Invite Survivors AND Caregivers! Tony Apa (241-3317)
2011 Relay For Life Event Chair
This is your fourth 2011 Relay For Life of Grand Junction
Newsletter. This newsletter as with previous ones is packed
with information. Between newsletters, Team Captain Meetings,
and the website (www.grandjunctionrelayforlife.com) you will be
provided with all the tools you need to be a great Team Captain.
At the writing of this newsletter, over 700 Relay For Life
participants have registered on-line!! Thank you for getting
those team members registered. In doing so, we don’t have to
order and pay for a lot of extra t-shirts. Buying only needed
shirts saves money, thereby allocating more money to research,
education, patient services, and advocacy.
Now that we are getting close to Relay I want to share a
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Invite Cancer Survivors to Relay For Life
Bernadine Sherman (260-0341)
2011 Relay For Life Event Survivor/Caregiver Chair
Each year one of the most special moments of the Relay For Life is the Cancer Survivor's Lap (at 6:30). It is the first official lap of the Relay. We hope to see more than 300 survivors walk. Cancer survivors are invited to walk with no regard to the stage of the disease. Cancer survivors are invited to a reception in their honor before the Relay For Life. The reception will be from 5:00 – 7:30 p.m. on June 17th at Long Family Memorial Park. Dinner will start at approximately 6:45. Cancer survivors can also be joined by one special caregiver to the reception. Please register at www.grandjunctionrelayforlife.com or contact Bernadine Sherman at 970.260.0341 or [email protected] . ♥
Your American Cancer Society defines a cancer survivor as anyone who has been diagnosed with cancer beginning with his/her day of diagnosis, throughout treatment and after remission.
Your American Cancer Society defines a caregiver as anyone who has supported or encouraged someone with cancer throughout any stage of the “cancer experience.” Not all Caregivers have medical backgrounds or tend to the patient’s physical needs.
Invite Cancer Survivors to Relay
Bernadine Sherman (260-0341)
2010 Relay For Life Event Survivor/Caregiver Chair
Each year one of the most special moments of the Relay For Life is the Cancer Survivor's Lap. It is the first official lap of the Relay. We hope to see more than 300 survivors walk.
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Relay For Life Sponsors
Tony Apa
2011 Relay For Life Chairman
The 2011 Relay For Life has 1 Presenting, 5 Gold, 5 Silver, 8
Bronze, and 6 Diamond sponsors. Other sponsorships are being
developed. Our Relay would not be possible without the
commitment and dedication of these corporate partners. Please
notice the business logos or names throughout the newsletter. If
you have the opportunity, please let these partners know how you
appreciate their support in our fight against cancer. ♥
Team Captain's Meetings Sandi Fairbanks
2011 Relay For Life Team Development Committee Chair
The 2011 Relay For Life is only 2 months away. Team
Captain's meetings are from 5:45 - 6:45 p.m. at the Doubletree
Hotel at 743 Horizon Drive. The meetings will last for one
hour and we will have light snacks and beverages.
You can also contact the RFL Team Recruitment Committee at
If you have questions, please come to the pre-meeting
question/answer session at 5:15 – 5:45. Don’t forget to bring
you thermometers to show off your fundraising!!! ♥
2011 Relay For Life Theme
"THE OLD WEST"
Each team can select anything representing the old west; movies, TV shows, or even something that happen (e.g.
the gold rush). You cannot select a team theme until you have paid your registration fee of $100.00. Once your
theme is selected, you can decorate your tent site and dress using your theme. Be creative because your tent site
will be judged based on the creativity of your theme and how it relates in our fight against cancer. Reserve your
theme NOW!!! You can register your team several ways. You can register and pay on-line at
www.grandjunctionrelayforlife.com, call the American Cancer Society Office at 254-5581, pay at Team Captain
Meetings, or contact the Team Development Committee Chair Sandi Fairbanks at [email protected] .
McAtlin Electrical Corporation MB Construction, A Sunland Affiliate Orchard Mesa Lions
Occidental Petroleum Bill Barrett Corporation Grand Jct. Horizon Sunrise Rotary
Alpine Bank Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Snob Productions FCI Constructors
Rocky Mountain Health Plans Chad Mahlum Photography
Bad Boyz DJ Service Pepsi Beverages Company
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Campsites for the Relay For Life Event
Donna Goodrich
2011 Relay For Life Logistics Chair
Are You Ready To Relay!!!
Time To Get Your Camp Site!!!
Do you have your ideas together of how you want to decorate your
site? There will be a prize for the best-decorated campsite on the
theme of “The Old West.” In addition, you can set up your site for
On-Site Fundraising. On page “5”, you will see the general set up
of sites. They will be 20’ x 20’ again this year We will start allocating
sites at the April Team Captain’s meeting and will continue in May.
If you want electricity, then you will have only certain sites available
due to availability. Those sites will be identified and you can select
from those.
Earn Relay Bucks!!!!
Tony Apa (H-241-3317, W-255-6196)
2011 Relay For Life Chairman
Do you and your Team have Relay Spirit? Do you have enough
Relay Spirit to win the Most Team Spirit Award? The only way to
win is to earn the most Relay Bucks!! There are lots of ways to
earn Relay Bucks. To learn how to earn bucks, just go to
www.grandjunctionrelayforlife.com and look under the Team
Captain Resources Tab. The winner will be announced at the
closing ceremonies. Good luck. ♥
2011 Relay For Life Committee
Relay is not possible without the hard work of the Relay For Life Committee. This year’s committee is:
Tony Apa – Event Chair
Ann Apa – Co-Chair, Production
Sandi Fairbanks – Team Development
Bonnie Emmert – Advocacy
Helen Stevens – On-Line
Wendy Likes – Publicity
Angela Johnson – Accounting
Laurie Freeborn – Activities & Team Recruitment
Taryn Eastwood – Entertainment
Betsy Robbins – Food & Hospitality
Vacant – Sponsorship
Vacant – Mission Delivery
Scott Fairbanks – Awards and Recognition
Doug Dennison – Luminaria
Emily Lewis – Registration
Donna Goodrich - Logistics
Greg Wentzel – Honorary Chair
Mike Wood – American Cancer Society
American Cancer Society Mission
The American Cancer Society is the, _____________ community-based,
voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating _________ as a major
health problem by preventing cancer, _________ __________, and diminishing
suffering from cancer, through ____________, ____________,
________________, and ______________.
$200 Relay Bucks for each correct answer ($1,600 total).
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Individual Fundraising Club Recognition Sandi Fairbanks
2011 Relay For Life Team Development Committee Chair
Continuing this year is the $1,000 Club. This elite club includes individuals that raise $1,000 or more. The Details: Each INDIVIDUAL who raises $1,000 or more before the end of our Relay will receive the following from the Mountain Region: 1) 2011 $1,000 Club T-shirt 2) $1,000 Club Certificate 3) Recognition at our Relay 4) $1,000 Club Member Names will be available and displayed on the site http://relayrumble.org/mountain
SO YOU ARE GOING TO PARTICIPATE IN A RELAY?
MOST RELAYS HAVE BATONS BUT THIS YEAR RELAY
IS CHANGING. RATHER THAN BATONS WE WILL HAVE BELT BUCKLES…YES…BELT BUCKLES!!!
THE PERSON REPRESENTING YOUR TEAM ON THE
TRACK WILL NEED TO CARRY OR WEAR YOUR PERSONALLY DESIGNED “OLD WEST RELAY” BELT BUCKLE. THE PERSON WITH THE BELT BUCKLE IS
THE ONLY PERSON THAT CAN PICK UP BEADS FOR COUNTING LAPS (see this page).
AS RELAYERS, WE DON’T WANT ANY “NORMAL”
BELT BUCKLE. RELAYERS WANT SPECIAL BELT BUCKLES THAT MAKE THEM UNIQUE FROM ALL THE OTHERS. PAINT, DECORATE, OR ADORN YOUR BELT
BUCKLE WITH WHATEVER SPECIAL DECORATIONS YOU LIKE. YOUR BELT BUCKLE WILL BE JUDGED AND
THE TEAM WITH THE MOST UNIQUE BELT BUCKLE WILL WIN 3,000 RELAY BUCKS!!
REMEMBER THE THEME!!
Cancer Awareness Colors at Relay!!
Lap Counting will be done with beads this year. Each hour a different cancer will be represented by its color. Only the person officially walking/running (adorned with your Team Belt Buckle) during the Relay can collect the beads. The Team with the most beads will win “Most Laps Walked Award!!” Survivorship and Awareness Purple 6 – 7 p.m. Breast Pink 7 – 8 p.m. Colon Dark Blue 8 – 9 p.m. Lung White 9 – 10 p.m. Lymphoma Light Green 11 – 12 p.m. Childhood Cancer Metallic Gold 12 – 1 a.m. Ovarian Teal 1 – 2 a.m. Leukemia Lime Green 2 – 3 a.m. Testicular Light Purple 3 – 4 a.m. Oral/Head/Neck Burgundy 4 – 5 a.m. Prostate Light Blue 5 – 6 a.m. Melanoma Black 6 – 7 a.m. Brain Gray 7 – 8 a.m. Liver Green 8 – 9 a.m. Bladder Yellow 9 – 10 a.m. Uterine Peach 10 – 11 a.m.
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Invite, cont. from page 1 dream I have. Ten percent of the population of the United States
is cancer survivors. If we consider Mesa County alone, that
would mean that there are 1,500 cancer survivors in Mesa
County. We usually have around 250-300 walk in our Cancer
Survivor Lap. I have a dream that EVERY Cancer Survivor in
Mesa County would walk in our Survivor’s Lap…wouldn’t that
be amazing???!!! Please invite all the Cancer Survivors you know
(AND their Caregivers). I would love to run out of Cancer
Survivor T-Shirts this year!!! However, don’t worry, if we run out
then we will have rain checks available!! Thank you!! ♥
LUMINARIA Don’t forget the 10 p.m. Luminaria Ceremony at the Relay. Honor those who are battling cancer and remember those
that cancer has taken from us. You can obtain more bags from us at the Team Captain’s meetings, at the American Cancer Society Office, or contact me at the email below. Forms can be obtained on the Team Captain’s Resources Tab
on the website.
NEW FOR 2011!!! Caregiver Luminaria – To honor and express your gratitude to those who helped and supported
you in your battle against cancer.
For sales information and bags, please contact Doug Dennison, Luminaria Chair at [email protected]
DON’T FORGET TO BRING LIGHTERS WITH YOU TO HELP LIGHT THE LUMINARIA
Teams Make Gift Baskets For Cancer Survivors
Bernadine Sherman (260-0341)
2011 Relay For Life Event Survivor/Caregiver Chair
This year we are going to try something new and different in an effort to engage Team Captains and Survivors at Relay. We are asking each Team to draw upon your creativity and prepare a gift basket for cancer survivors. The baskets can include absolutely anything, but we are asking Teams not to spend more than $25.00/basket. Donations in the basket are welcome to reduce the cost. Bring the gift baskets to the Relay For Life on Friday June 17th before 6:00 p.m. to the Survivor/Caregiver Tent in the center of the field. You can’t miss it! Survivors will be provided Relay Bucks that they will use to vote on their favorite gift basket. They can distribute their “votes” however, they like. The Teams will be rewarded with the Relay Buck votes!!. Once the voting is over the baskets will be used as door prizes and the winning basket will be given to the Honorary Chair, Greg Wentzel. Survivors will be asked to visit the Team that made their basket. So, please have a tag attached to your
basket with your Team Name. Good luck and Thank You!! ♥
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ARE YOU A NEW TEAM OR MISSED A TEAM CAPTAIN’S MEETING?
???DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS??? THE CAVALRY HAS ARRIVED!!
Let’s go guys…this new Team Captain needs
some help…the Relay Cavalry to the
rescue!!! CHARGE!!
Your questions can be answered ½ hour
before the Team Captain’s meetings (5:15-
5:45) at the Doubletree Hotel. Meetings start
at 5:45.
!!WANTED!!
Participants in the Salsa Contest.
For more information on how to participate,
contact Activities and Entertainment Chairs:
Laurie Freeborn ([email protected]) or
Taryn Eastwood ([email protected])
!!FIRE PITS!! Fire pits are allowed at Long Family Memorial Park
BUT
1. Elevated pits are required.
2. Propane burners are encouraged.
3. If charcoal is used, it must removed from the park.
4. No hot coals or aches can be deposited in the trash
cans.
5. Pits must be monitored at all times when in use.
6. If you bring it in, take it with you!
SAFETY FIRST!!!
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ON-SITE FUNDRAISING IDEAS AT RELAY
Hamburger/Hotdogs, etc… Popcorn Nachos Lemonade Snow cones Face painting Finger nail and toe nail painting Caricatures Craft items Cupcakes (purple frosting of course!!) Balloons Car Hop for selling food Drive Thru for selling food Ring toss Food, Food, Food Black Jack –win money off each other to donate as fundraiser Bake sale Cake walk or pie walk … or have a drawing for cakes/pies to give away each hour. Announcer can
announce winners to go pick up their cake. General Store: (travel items) toothpaste, toothbrushes, socks, toilet paper, flashlight, bug spray,
sunscreen, baby wipes, wet ones, lotion, etc… Popsicles, frozen treats Glow in the dark items Fortune telling 6’ sub sandwiches already cut into serving sizes. Cookies of all kinds Variety of drinks BBQ sandwich and chips
BRING YOUR RADIO, BOOM BOX OR
ANYTHING ELSE TO “DIAL-IN” TO OUR RELAY FM STATION
The entire Relay will be broadcast over a low frequency FM signal. This way everyone can hear
everything that goes on at the Stage in addition to the speakers at the stage. Bring anything you can tune in to an FM signal. KCUR will broadcast for 17 hours!!!
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2011 Commemorative Clothing Available
A unique opportunity to join the 2011 American Cancer Society Grand Junction Posse and Kick Cancer One Step At A Time!! You can support your American Cancer Society and Relay For Life with the purchase of commemorative clothing. No one else outside Grand Junction
will have a shirt like this. There are 2 colors and 3 styles to fit your active Relay For Life lifestyle. Buy one for yourself, family and friends. Fill out the form, include your cash or
make the check payable to Anthony D. Apa. Please mail the completed form and money to the address on the form or give the money and form to your Team Captain and they can
bring it to the Team Captain’s meeting. Orders must be received by June 1st 2011 so that you can pick up your Relay For Life attire at the Relay. They will not be delivered. All proceeds
support the American Cancer Society. Thank You!!! To get the order form follow the like below or go to www.grandjunctionrelayforlife.com and
follow the directions on the welcome page: http://relay.acsevents.org/site/DocServer/Order_Form_Commemorative_Attire.pdf?docID=189410
Item 1—$40.00
Zip Front-hooded Sweatshirt
S M L XL 2X 3X 4X 5X
Color—Sport Grey
Item 2—$20.00
Long-sleeved t-shirt
S M L XL 2X 3X
4X 5X
Color—Purple
Item 3—$25.00
Long-sleeved Sweatshirt
S M L XL 2X 3X 4X
5X
Color—Sport Grey
Front view
Back view same as Item 3 Back view
Front view same as Item 2
Front view
Back view same as Item 3
