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!