Relay Gear
Fundraisers earn points for every dollar raised to redeem for Relay products and swag through Relay Rewards. You can also purchase Relay gear through the ACS Event Shop.
Team Member Guide
Are you a Team Captain? Visit our Team Captain Guide here.
Welcome to Relay For Life!
Thank you so much for registering for the largest global movement to end
cancer as we know it, for everyone! I hope it will be as rewarding an
experience for you as it has been for me.
No matter what
your connection to cancer is, we know you are here to help impact every
cancer, every life.
This guide was developed to help you
along your Relay journey - to equip you with information about the
mission of the American Cancer Society so you can share it with others
and feel proud of your participation. There’s also information on
how to help fund the mission (fundraise) and prepare for your Relay For
Life experience.
I want to THANK YOU from the bottom of my
heart for joining us as we work together to Celebrate, Remember, and
Fight Back!
Suzy Lawrence
National Lead Volunteer, Relay For Life
Get Set Up
Share your reason to Relay with supporters. Include a brief introduction with your page title and share why you are involved with Relay. Include up to two photos and a YouTube video!
Share your fundraising page with supporters and ask for
a donation!
Pro tip: Think about how to best communicate with your
potential donors. If you normally text, send your link through text. If
you keep up through Facebook, send your personal page link through
Facebook Messenger.
Download the FUNdraising App: Text and email friends, accept donations, and track your fundraising goal through our mobile FUNdraising App.
Fundraising is a lot easier than you think! The first step?
Set a fundraising goal. Setting a goal to work toward
will help you stay focused and driven. Next,
determine what type of fundraising you will do and how
long you are going to be fundraising.
For fundraising ideas, check out these great ideas:
Fundraising Ideas Database
Fundraising Incentives and Clubs
You work hard to raise money for Relay For Life, and we want to make sure you know how much we appreciate it!
Hope Club
Once you raise a minimum of $100, you will join our Hope Club, a group of dedicated participants who have achieved this fundraising goal. You will also receive our special Hope Club shirt to wear proudly at your event.
Elite Fundraising Clubs
Raise $1,000 to for entry into the Grand Club or $2,500 for entry into our All Star Club. Both fundraising clubs come with exclusive member benefits, special gifts, and bragging rights.
Relay Rewards
The Relay Rewards program is our way of thanking you for your creativity and passion. You’ll earn points for every dollar raised online to help us defeat cancer. ACS RFL Program (shopacsrewards.org)
Sharing the Mission
Discovery
- Uncovering research breakthroughs in cancer prevention, detection, treatment, and survivorship.
- With $430M+ in grants, ACS is the largest private, nonprofit funder of cancer research in the US outside of the US government.
Advocacy
- Fighting for equitable access to breakthroughs in cancer prevention, detection, treatment, and survivorship.
- Maintaining advocacy presence at every level of government, in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Guam.
Patient Support
- Providing direct support and education for people facing cancer, caregivers, and clinicians.
- Offering programs and services in the areas of prevention, screening, lodging, transportation, navigation, survivorship, and education.
Preparing for Relay Day
Relay day is an exciting and meaningful experience. Communities gather
together to celebrate cancer survivors, remember loved ones lost, and
fight back against cancer. It is a great opportunity to raise additional
funds by providing goods and services for a donation. Think snacks,
souvenirs even additional luminaria bags!
A traditional Relay celebration often takes place around the track of a
school, community center, or park. Relayers come to spend the day or night
sometimes staying up to 24 hours! Relay typically opens with a huge
survivor celebration where survivors are honored while they take the first
lap. The day progresses with activities, fundraisers, and FUN. As the
evening approaches, participants prepare for the Luminaria Ceremony. This
powerful ceremony takes place after the sun goes down and is a time to
remember loved ones lost and to honor those whose fight continues. A
silent lap is taken around the track. Walkers continue to walk the track
until the closing ceremony. The closing ceremony is a time to once again
celebrate! This celebration focuses on the amazing things done by the
community, volunteers, and participants.
While each type of celebration is unique and requires a few different
supplies, there is one thing they all need YOUR PASSION!
Relay For Life Packing List
Celebrate
Relay For Life is all about celebrating! We celebrate survivors. We celebrate teams and fundraising. Relay For Life celebrations are as different and unique as the communities they represent. You can invite anyone and everyone to a traditional Relay For Life celebration. In fact, the more the merrier. Send out save-the-date emails and texts and make phone calls to invite as many people as possible or use our social media assets to spread the word online!
Remember
Make your luminaria ceremony more impactful. Share with friends and family to honor and remember their loved ones with a donation.
Fight Back
We come together as a community to fight back against cancer. Invite
your family and friends to attend the event and support you and your
fellow Relayers' fundraising efforts.
Commit to finding ways to fight back against cancer.
Get More Involved
From event committee roles to event day needs, we have a volunteer role for you!
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