We had a great team meeting the other night and here is an outline of the plans we discussed:

Fundraising for 2009 Relay for Life:

• Can Drive – starting immediately
• Team members pick up can bags and collect

• Bake Sale at Advance Brands – March?
• Jeff checking on this

• Rummage sale at Carly's house or Maurice community center
• April sometime
• Maybe sell baked goods at rummage?
• Ask team members for donations, check with family/friends for donations

• Softball Tournament
• May 9 in Remsen at diamonds by derby track
• 10 teams max
• Ask around for food stand and raffle donations
• Andy to handle advertising – Jeff's mom works at sentinel
• Need to call City of Remsen to reserve the fields
• One day only
• $200/team entry fee
• trophy prize, winning team to receive entry fee back???
• Co-ed
• Umpire ideas?
• Jeff to check on slushie machine/ice cream machine
• Sell luminaria bags at tournament
• Make ribbon cookies to sell at food stand
• Purple ribbon tattoos – sell or give to teams to wear?
• Free will donation bucket at food stand
• Balloons and banner
• Advertise Relay for June 5 at tourney with explanation of events
• Distribute flyers for tourney in Remsen week before
• Free glowsticks after dark?
• Food stand: taverns/coneys/hot dogs, buns, nachos w/ cheese, pop, water, candy, etc. - need to get napkins, plates, etc. donated
  
• Poker Run
• May 30 starting ??? ending in Remsen at bar
• Checking on Budweiser sponsorship and/or signage

AT THE RELAY...

• Lap beads
• At Relay will have lap beads again, use remaining necklaces and beads
  
• Glow Sticks
• Sell for $1 each after dark

• Rock Band campsite theme
• Set up tvs and rock band
• $1/person/song“Rockin' for a Cure!”

If there are any questions and/or suggestions for this year and these events, please let me know. This is going to be another great and successful year!!!

Thanks everyone!
Shelly

2009 Relay plans are underway...

I had my first meeting tonight for the 09 relay, they highlighted some of the changes for our relay this year, including ending events at the track at midnight and holding a candlelight vigil at the hospital, I guess they just light a bunch of candles and you can go there to pray and honor your loved ones affected by cancer. The reason they want to do that is to hopefully keep people at the track longer and to attract more people. They'll just do the overnight "fun walks" in the evening hours rather than the overnight hours. I think it will be a good thing for Plymouth County.

I got lots of handouts and everyone's team member packets. I was wondering if we could all get together as a team some weeknight soon and discuss fundraising for this year, to hopefully include a softball tournament and other ideas. I want everyone's input on our fundraising so if we could plan to get together for a pizza supper somewhere, that would be great. And then we could go through the team member packets together and answer any questions anyone has. I just think it would be great to get together for a fun time to get some planning underway. Let me know if there is a best night of the week for you and we'll get something planned.

Austin won a door prize, he went with us and got a Relay duffle bag, so that was fun. I have lots of fun stuff to share with everyone, hope to hear from EVERYONE soon!!!

Later,
Shelly