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Relay For Life of North Santa Cruz County - Several Volunteer Roles Open!
ORGANIZATION: American Cancer Society
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2 people are interested
Volunteer
What is Relay For Life? In May 1985, Dr. Gordon "Gordy" Klatt walked and ran for 24 hours around a track in Tacoma, Washington, raising money to help the American Cancer Society with the nation's biggest health concern: cancer. Relay For Life has since evolved into community events around the world where teams and participants gather together to walk for 24 hours, raising funds and awareness for cancer. Relay For Life remains the signature fundraising event for the American Cancer Society. Relay For Life of North Santa Cruz County needs support from our community - Sign up TODAY to become a volunteer, start a team, join as a participant, become a sponsor, and more! Relay For Life of North Santa Cruz County 2019 will be taking place June 1 st-2 nd | Sat 10AM - Sun 10AM at Sky Park in Scotts Valley. Our Event Leadership Team (ELT) is looking for folks to help us plan the event. The commitment can be as much or as little time as you can fit into your schedule. There are many leadership positions open including: - Social Media Guru: managing and implementing Social Media strategies for Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
-Online Lead: assisting event lead & ACS staff with posting engaging material, updates, mission information, upcoming fundraisers, sending out emails, etc. from the Relay For Life website - Marketing & Community Outreach: working with ACS staff to effectively market the event to the community
-Pre-Relay Event Coordinator: scout out fundraising opportunities within the community & work with teams to take on those events, coordinate Paint the Town Purple prior to Relay For Life, book tabling events within the community to assist spreading the word about Relay For Life & ACS - Stage Entertainment Coordinator: booking and scheduling bands, performances from community groups, etc. - Field Entertainment/Games Coordinator: coordinating activities/games for the event - Sponsorship & Fundraising Coordinator: great for people comfortable in sales - engaging businesses in the community requesting sponsorship while working with ACS staff to conceptualize unique fundraising opportunities
-Volunteer Outreach: assist with engaging the community for Event Leadership volunteers and day of volunteers
Day of Volunteers are also needed! To sign up as a day of volunteer email Kristi Cole at kristi.cole@cancer.org.
Anyone and Everyone is invited to Volunteer with the American Cancer Society and help us plan Relay For Life of North Santa Cruz County! These opportunities can be great for high school students looking to fulfill volunteer hours and college students wanting to improve their resume. For more information, please send an email to: Kristi.Cole@cancer.org. Thank you!
More opportunities with American Cancer Society
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About American Cancer Society
Location:
747 Camden Ave, Suite B, Campbell, CA 95008, US
Mission Statement
The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service.
Description
Relay For Life is a fun-filled event designed to celebrate cancer survivors and raise money to help the American Cancer Society save lives, help those who have been touched by cancer, and empower individuals to fight back against the disease.
During the Relay for Life, 10-20 people come together to form a team. The teams come from local businesses, churches, MOMs clubs, youth groups, etc and take turns walking/running laps around a high school track. The entrance fee per team is ONLY $150 and then each person fundraises at their own pace. Each team tries to keep at least one team member on the track at all times for a total of 24-hours.
WHY 24 HOURS??!
It iss crazy, but WonderfuL! The reason its 24 hours long is because cancer patients endure pain 24 hours a day and we can all give up 24 hours to celebrate them, their lives and the strides in finding a cure!! Cancer never sleeps.
There are Relay for Life events throughout CAlifornia, So go to www.relayforlife.org and find the one nearest YOU!! OH, don't forget to invite your favorite cancer survivors... we want to honor and pamper them at our events!
What do you think?!
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Sky Park361 Kings Village RoadScotts Valley, CA 95066
DATE POSTED
November 15, 2018
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Orientation or Training
- 2-4 hours per month