RELAY TALK April 2015

Thousand Oaks Relay For Life Newsletter

Steps to Make Relay a Success        

Participate in the Survivor’s Coupon Book. Recruit at least one survivor to be part of your team. Have at least one Team Gift Basket for the Silent Auction. Have a Fight Back message at your campsite Decorate your campsite with a theme. Encourage each team member to raise a minimum of $100. Participate in the Team and Individual Fundraising Club. Volunteer for 1 hour during the event and help clean up.

Luminaria Ceremony Show your support for those you love! Luminarias are available at every Team Captain meeting for a recommended $10 each or 3 for $25. Receive individual fundraising credit for money raised through luminaria sales now through Bank Night. Contact Sara for more information: [email protected]

EVENT CEREMONIES Opening Ceremony: 10am Saturday Survivors Lap: Immediately after the Opening Ceremony Luminaria Ceremony: Around 8pm Saturday night Fight Back / Closing Ceremony: 9am Sunday

Thousand Oaks Relay For Life 2015 Saturday, May 16 - Sunday, May 17 Starts at 10am Conejo Creek Park South 1300 E. Janss Road Thousand Oaks, CA Please join us this year!, and invite your friends!

Survivor Speaker Needed We are currently looking for one survivor to speak at our Saturday evening Luminaria Ceremony. If you are interested in speaking, or if you know of a survivor who would like to speak, please contact Jackson at [email protected] or by phone at 805-210-1143. Money raised helps cancer patients and their families in many ways.

GIFT BASKETS / SILENT AUCTION Each team is responsible for bringing at least one basket to the Relay For Life event. The basket can not contain any alcoholic beverages or perishable foods. This is an excellent opportunity to include donated items or services to raise money. Please provide the total value of the basket so that we can set the starting bid appropriately. (This year we will start at 50%). We also need an attached list indicating the items included in the basket so the bidders can know what is included. You do not have to provide a breakdown of the cost. Teams can drop off their silent auction baskets at bank night/t-shirt pick up between 6:30 and 7:00pm on May 12th. Or the baskets can also be dropped off at the Relay site on Friday, May 15, 2015, from 4pm-6pm.

Business Card Supporter for only $100 Become a business card supporter for only $100. This is an opportunity for local businesses and their employees to place their business card on our Relay For Life website, and the day-of-event program. Show your support against cancer in our community. The $100 donation goes toward your individual and your team goal.

FUNDRAISING TIPS It's time to start scheduling your fundraisers with the local merchants. It's a WIN WIN situation! Dine for a Cause, Shop for Funds ... you get the drift. There are many food vendors in Thousand Oaks and Newbury Park that will support your fundraiser. Have a favorite restaurant that you frequent often? Ask the manager if you can hold a fundraiser. Most places will donate 10-20% of the funds raised back to your team. Once you schedule your fundraiser, please email a copy of the flyer for the fundraiser to Dawn at [email protected] Usually the business will produce the flyer. The flyer will be posted on the website and emailed all Relay participants.

Team Captain Workshops Hello Team Captains! This year we have changed a lot with the Relay structure and all the Team Captain Meetings have been turned to Team Captain Workshops. If you are new or a seasoned Team Captain it would be in your best interest to come to these workshops or have a representative come. Each workshop will be different. You will receive a list of dates with theme of workshop. There will also be raffles for prizes and a “big raffle ticket” for a chance to be one of the first teams to pick campsites. If you have money to hand in please arrive early since we will only accept money until 6:40pm. Hope to see all of you at our next Team Captain Workshop on April 14th at 6:30pm in the Library Marvin E Smith Room. For any additional information or questions contact April at [email protected]

Dates of Upcoming Team Captain Workshops 

April 14th. Bark For Life & Event Day Preparation & Deadlines

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May 12th. – Bank Night All meetings start at 6:30pm and run about 1 hour long.

Finish the Fight—join the Thousand Oaks Relay For Life.

Fight Back Certain types of cancer occur more frequently or exclusively in men. One such variety is cancer that starts in the testicles. Testicular cancer can affect all age groups but about half of the cases occur between the ages of 20-34. Testicular cancer is uncommon. However, since it’s highly treatable, please review the risk factors below:  An undescended testicle  A family history of testicular cancer  Being of a certain race/ethnicity, with increased risk in white males  Body size, with increased risk sometimes in tall men  HIV infection  Carcinoma in situ of the testicle  Prior history of testicular cancer

Hope to see you at the next meeting!

Talk with your doctor to get screened if any of the above factors apply to you.

Bark For Life Thousand Oaks Conejo Creek Park North 1379 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks April 19th • 9:30am—2:00pm Only a couple more weeks till our Bark For Life event on April 19th, 2015. If you have never heard of Bark For Life, it is a fundraising event honoring the life-long contributions of our Canine Caregivers. Families and their dogs come together for a few hours during the day and complete a one mile walk to honor the caregiving qualities of their canine “Best Friends” and cancer survivors. There are doggie games, silent auction, vendors, food trucks and much more! With support from thousands of volunteers, the American Cancer Society is helping save more than 400 lives a day.. Please join us!

www.relayforlife.org/barkthousandoaksca

Canine Caregivers are the best!

Exciting Relay For Life Event Update! We will be having Food Trucks after 6pm during our Relay For Life event! For information about what trucks will be attending, keep your eye on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/relayforelifeofthousandoaks We will be posting more information about the Food Trucks soon!

Day of Event Team Volunteer Time Each Relay team is asked to provide 2 volunteers per team for at least 1 hour during the event. Sign-up sheet will be available at the next Team Captain Meeting. Volunteering is an opportunity to develop a new skill, or to discover a new talent.

2015 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Saturday, September 26, 2015, 9:00 AM at the Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks The Planning Committee will have a team representing Relay For Life. Anyone can join. If you wish to start your team, please go to http://makingstrides.acsevents.org/thousandoaks

Important Relay Dates to Remember April 14– Team Captain Workshop 15- Leadership Team Meeting 19 - Bark For Life

May 5 - Leadership Team Meeting 12 -Team Captain Workshop / T-shirt Night / Bank Night 15 -Event Set up 16 & 17 - Thousand Oaks Relay For Life

Matching Gifts Many companies will match the money you raise, or money that you donate to fight cancer, dollar for dollar. Ask your employer, or ask your Human Resources Department if there is a matching gift policy.

Celebrate | Remember | Fight Back

2015 Thousand Oaks Relay For Life Leadership Team Event Lead

Frank Fabrega

Event Co-Lead

Mike Borkovitz

People Lead

April Kittell

Children’s Activites

Judi Hoskins

Experience Lead

John Routh

Logistics Lead

Daniel Quach

Fund the Mission Lead

Jackson Warner

Luminaria Lead (Remote)

Jackson Warner

ACS Staff Partner

Nikki DeLaTorre

Luminaria Lead (TO)

Sara Moss

ACS Manager

Jessica Easterly

Online & Social Media (web)

Dawn Stines

Community Champion

Open

Online & Social Media (verifier)

John Routh

Recognition Lead

Linda Tommela

Online & Social Media (Facebook)

April Kittel

Balloon Arch

Ann Hoheimer

Volunteer Lead

Cristy Warner

Team Ambassador

Frank Fabrega

Registration Lead

Maureen Friedman

Team Ambassador

Dawn Stines

Registration Co-Chair

Leanna Friedman

Team Ambassador

OPEN

Accounting Support

Mark Gronwald

Relay Store

Susan Premo

Account Co-Lead

Jenna Gilliland

Survivors Lead

Michelle Manoly

Sponsorship Lead

Lonnie Estrella

Survivors Lead

Kayla Puga

Sponsorship Lead

John Routh

Survivors Lead

Eric Hackett

Sponsorship Lead

Jackson Warner

Fight Back / Mission Lead

Kokil Tandon

Silent Auction

Peggy Corbett

Newsletter

Kim Sheldon

Silent Auction

Sally Keil

Entertainment/Activities Lead

Natalia Weglarz

Silent Auction

Angela Samona

Entertainment/Activities Lead

Katie Lux

Silent Auction

Jen Wilson