Fundraising Ideas

You don't have to reinvent the wheel to come up with ideas, just go with what you know.

• Ask a local salon if you can take a percentage of their sales that day. Then tell EVERYONE you know about the date and tell them to go make an appointment. People give more when they are getting something in return (and a good feeling usually doesn't cut it).
• Put a jar at work for loose coin. Go to a local bank that has a coin machine and ask if they will cash the change out for you since it is for a good cause. (The worse they can say is No, if that happens, let me know, I have a few connections in the banking world).
• Email Email Email. The Relay website is a great way to send out requests to people. It links the people right to your website. Also, you can track to see who has read the email and who is being lazy.
• Tag Sale (ask friends and neighbors to donate items for you to sell)
• Host a pre-Miss Relay contest at a bar.
• Put a link to your Relay website in your signature on your email, so every time you send out an email, there is a little reminder.
• One of my team mates makes a really awesome cheesecake, so for Easter she made her family purchase slices, and that money went into her Relay jar.
• Have a "home" party (jewelry, food, kitchen equipment, etc) and ask that everyone invited donate $5
• Host a Texas Hold'em contest, part of the buy-in goes to your Relay jar.
• Hold a car wash (I would suggest you wait till May or so before doing this)

~More to follow~

Team Captain Don'ts

• No alcohol – we’re a family event!


• No tobacco of any kind on the grounds of Relay For Life or surroundings


• Don’t leave children unattended!


• Relay For Life is a family-friendly event, but be a responsible parent/guardian/chaperone and keep tabs on your children at all times.


• Don’t bring roller blades, roller skates, bicycles, scooters or skateboards - they are NOT allowed!


• Don’t bring your pets, please – they are NOT allowed! (Pets on leashes are a hazard to participants and to the pet themselves, pet doo-doo is not fun to step in! etc.Don’t leave a mess – pick up after yourself so your event committee (who has worked so hard planning the event) doesn’t have to stay after the event for hours cleaning up your mess!


• Don’t come with a bad attitude, Relay is fun and the committee members worked hard to ensure everyone is having fun.


• Don’t forget to have fun…


• And most importantly - Don’t forget why we are here – for our survivors!

Team Captain Do's

• Invite anyone and everyone you know to be apart of your team.


• Remember you need at least 8 people to make a team.


• Schedule fundraisers for your team.


• Show your team members how to email from their personal page on the Relay site.


• Bring your family and friends to the night of Relay with you.


• Come to all the Relay meetings to get the up-to-date information for night of Relay.


• Encourage your team members to meet their goals.


• Youth Waivers and Chaperone forms are required for all youth


• Remember that the park is closed to non-Relay participants after 12:00am


• Invite as many cancer survivors as you know


• Remember those you have lost and those who are battling cancer with luminaria!


• Schedule time for your team to sell luminaries’ on the day we sell around town.


• Bring lots of food to share with your team


• Make sure your team drinks lots of water and doesn’t get dehydrated!


• Wear sunscreen, hats, and sunglasses as protection from the sun. Let’s be role models when it comes to skin cancer prevention!


• Participate in (and encourage all those you know to) learn about cancer prevention and early detection


• Prepare for a chilly night (layers are good) – Relay is an overnight event! Rain or shine – We Relay!


• Bring a flashlight and other essentials to get you thru the night!


• Make others feel welcome – Relay is meant to have a “BIG FAMILY” feel – if you see someone without a team or looking for help, make them feel at home


• Take care of your survivors – Survivors sometimes don’t have the endurance to stay the night – that’s ok – make sure they are taken care of and have a way to and from the event


• Have someone on the track at all times – we relay in honor of those who have cancer! Since they have cancer 24 hours a day, we symbolically walk for the whole time we are at Relay For Life


• Decorate your team site according to this year’s theme.


• Team Captains – be accountable for the behavior of your team – make it clear to them that being disrespectful or destructive may result in their immediate expulsion from Relay For Life


• Have a ton of fun!