VIRGINIA TECH RELAY FOR LIFE TEAM CAPTAINS MEETING

VIRGINIA TECH RELAY FOR LIFE TEAM CAPTAINS MEETING April 9, 2010

Featuring DJ Suspense

TEAM CAPTAIN RAFFLE �Tickets are $1 �Write your team name on the ticket �Winning team will have all the money collected deposited into their team account �Every TC meeting from now till Relay!

Important Dates 3/18: NCAA Brackets & $ due Noon 3/24: TC Meeting 7 : 00 PM SSC Colonial Hall 4/5: TC Meeting 7: 00 PM GLC HANDOUT FOLLOWING MEETING

TEAM CAPTAIN’S INFO � The deadline to sign up and get a t-shirt is March 17 th. � Recruit teammates and survivors � 60 days of Relay � Promote Relay on Facebook � Forming companies ◦ If you want to form a company or you have any questions about this, email Anna at annarelay 2010@vt. edu

Do you like waiting in lines? ? Don’t you wish you could just cut to the head of the line? ? ? ?

Well now YOU CAN!!!!! �Introducing for the FIRST TIME EVER…. Relay FAST PASS!!!!!!!

FAST PASSES!!!!!! � Participants who raise $100 or MORE by March 31 will receive a FAST PASS for the event!!! � Fast Pass will allow… � Easy quick registration, skipping the line!!!! � SKIP THE LINE FOR FOOD!!!!! ◦ IT’S LIKE GOING TO DISNEY WORLD AND NOT WAITING IN LINES!

37 days!!!! �Over Spring Break, 15, 000 people will be diagnosed with cancer. � 13, 500 people WILL DIE from this disease! �Do something for Relay everyday!!

Why I Relay BRYAN IRELAND TEAM CAPTAIN TEQUILA CANCER

I Relay for Holly

ONSITE FUNDRAISING

WHY DO AN ONSITE FUNDRAISER? ? �Relay Audience Everyone at Relay knows and cares about cause �Entertainment Built-in activity for you and others �Team Building Do something together

WHAT CAN YOU DO NOW? �BRAINSTORM!!! What can YOUR TEAM bring to Relay? �Broad categories and then narrow it down Food? Game? Provide a Service? Arts & Crafts? �Maybe even relate it to your team name!

NEED SOME AWESOME IDEAS? ? ? Bake Sale Make-Your-Own Relay Jewelry Twister Non-alcoholic Frozen Drinks Scavenger Hunt Raffles Freeze Tag Purple Toilet Kissing Booth Marriage & Divorce Booth Tailgate Games Tie-Dye T-shirts Root Beer Pong Relay Race Funny Photo Contest “How to” Demonstration Sell Homemade Jewelry Paper Chain Race Jail and Bail

KEEP THE LOGISTICS IN MIND �Outside �Mainly during the night – it’s dark �Use of “zones” again this year �Last day to reserve a spot for an onsite fundraiser is March 27

QUESTIONS ABOUT ONSITE FUNDRAISING? Mollie Blythe onsitefundraising@vt. edu

THE STATE OF VT RELAY… $55 , 0 LAS 00 MO T TC RE MEE THAN TIN G!!! $136, 000 2605 Participants 429 Teams

THAT MEANS… TEAM PARTICIPANT Top $4, 275 $3, 010 Average $317 $52 Goal $1, 000 $100

DON’T FORGET TO FUNDRAISE OVER SPRING BREAK!!! Check out this week’s weekly fundraising email for the Spring Break Fundraising Incentive… …use the time at home to email or talk to friends and family about supporting VT Relay!!!

JUST A THOUGHT… Instead of buying another shotglass in Cancun, set aside that $5 for VT Relay… …if every participant does this, we will raise an additional $11, 000 for VT Relay!!!!

VT RELAY MARCH MADNESS �$5 donation �Winners (at least top 3) will receive a donation to their Relay account �Brackets will be available to complete on espn. com week after Spring Break �Register tonight or in SGA office after Spring Break

RITA’S LIDS FOR LIVES FUNDRAISER �Tonight is the last night to buy a voucher! �Only $5 for a quart – 50% sales to VT Relay �Regularly $5. 28 in store �Pick up now and Thursday or week after Spring Break

RELAY DAY - PENNY WARS �Thanks for everyone who voted and participated �We raised $465 and the winning team was Team Brett.

WEEKLY FUNDRAISING EMAILS EVERY SUNDAY

UPCOMING PERCENTAGE NIGHTS ELDERBERRY’S Tuesday, March 23 RD 5 – 8 PM

QUESTIONS? WANT TO ADVERTISE YOUR TEAM’S FUNDRAISER? Claire fundraising@vt. edu

� Best looking… Campsite � Most athletic… Participating in the most athletic events � Relay Clown…Funniest theme/dress/campsite � Most creative… Fundraising idea Most improved… Most money raised in the last month � � Most spirited… Team at the event

� Best Dressed… Theme laps � Most Supportive… Recruiting the most survivors � Most Popular… Onsite fundraiser � Most Hardworking… Most money donated person

How Do I Get to the Survey? ? �Go to Vtrelay. org �Click Team Captains Corner �Scroll down to Relay Superlatives �Click the link to take the survey! �Fill out as much or as little as you want.

Relay’s Best Dance Crew

SURVIVORS

Survivor’s Banquet April 9 th, 4 pm � Drillfield, Survivor’s Tent � Cancer survivors, people currently battling cancer, and caregivers are all welcome � We celebrate those who have won their fight and encourage those who are still battling � After the banquet, we will celebrate the Survivor’s and their Caregivers with a Survivor Lap around the track to start the event � Survivor’s Tent available all night �

How Do I Sign Up? �Email Nataleigh Gevas. Relay. Survivor. Recruitment@vt. edu �If you know any survivors encourage them to sign up!!!!

Bank Nights � At all TC meetings (starting at 6: 30 pm) ONLY TWO MORE AFTER TONIGHT! � You � � Need: -Donation Envelopes -Accounting Sheets � You must roll your change! � Checks payable to “America Cancer Society”

Sample Accounting Sheet

WTF!? FIGHT BACK! $10 CASH OR CHECK BEING SOLD AFTER THIS MEETING!!! ONLY 9 SMALLS LEFT

Fight Back There is proven research that our generation will find a CURE for Cancer! This fight starts with YOU!

�Raffle Winner… �Special Thanks to DJ Suspence! ◦ Check him out on facebook! ◦ Get his awesome mix tape! ◦ He’ll be back…