How Do You Chair A Relay For Life Event?
The American Cancer Society uses Relay for Life as their signature fundraising and community awareness event. Most participants have had their lives touched by cancer. Organizing an event that unites the community and can raise thousands of dollars can be challenging but will always be rewarding! Hopefully you have already participated in Relay as a team member or captain or as a committee member. If you have experienced Relay in one of these positions you understand the responsibility of becoming the Event Chair. Evaluate past Relays in your community and keep the things that have worked and don’t be afraid to make changes to those things that didn’t. Every new chairperson will bring new ideas to Relay and of course there will always be a few participants that won’t be ready to embrace these changes but you need to keep focused on your goals for improvement. Use ACS guidelines and follow the rules! Build a strong committee. Choosing the right people for each committee position is impo
