HOW CAN I BECOME INVOLVED? STEP ONE: Be committed to helping the Jamaica Cancer Society fight cancer. STEP TWO: Be a Team Captain (or a team member). STEP THREE: Identify ten persons with whom you can have a team. STEP FOUR: Fill out your Team Registration form and collect $800 registration fee from each team member. STEP FIVE: Return your Team Registration Form and Fees to the Jamaica Cancer Society and collect your donation forms. Deadline: Friday, June 3rd, 2011. STEP SIX: Give each of your teammates a donation form. STEP SEVEN: Your team starts raising donations for your team goal of $5,000 per team member. There are prizes for the most money raised by a team and by an individual! Your team can be the best!
To be eligible for prizes, money collected must be turned in by Friday, June 3rd, 2011.
Jamaica Cancer Society
RELAY FOR LIFE Saturday, June 11th, 2011
STEP EIGHT: If you have any questions about RELAY FOR LIFE or need more materials, please contact:
Jamaica Cancer Society 16 Lady Musgrave Road Kingston 8 (876) 927-4265 WWW.JAMAICACANCERSOCIETY.ORG
to Sunday, June 12th, 2011 The Police Officers’ Club 34 Hope Road, Kingston 10
Jamaica Cancer Society
Relay For Life 2011 The Time and Place: Saturday, June 11th through Sunday, June 12th Police Officers’ Club, 34 Hope Road, Kingston 10 Site set up and tent decorating at 10:00am to 3:00pm. The Purpose: Relay For Life is a unique, fun way to raise money for the Jamaica Cancer Society while increasing cancer awareness and celebrating survivorship. The Event: Relay For Life involves teams of 10 persons taking turns walking or running around a track, relay style, for the duration of the event. It is a non-competitive, team-building event. Participants come from businesses, industry, churches, schools, service clubs and other organizations. Teams are formed to rally in support of a co-worker or loved one who is fighting or has lost the battle with cancer. The Fundraising: Each team member pays a registration fee of $800 and is asked to raise $5,000 in donations to support the Jamaica Cancer Society programs of education, screening and early detection, counseling, mobile screening and outreach. Participants receive information on how to raise money. Corporate Sponsors are secured to help underwrite the costs and encourage community involvement.
The Fun: Teams camp around the track and participate in a variety of activities while waiting their turn to relay. From karaoke and socaerobics, to lots of fun during the Purple Party, we have something for all. The Healing: Relay For Life is a Celebration of Cancer Survivorship. For the cancer survivor it provides an opportunity to see old friends, meet new ones and share experiences. The first lap of the Relay, on Saturday at 6:00pm is led by cancer survivors. Later, at 10:00pm the Luminaria Ceremony is held to remember those who have lost the battle.
“It’s about being a community that takes up the fight”