Ideas to get you started!
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Ideas to get you started in promoting this fun event:
OFFICE
• Distribute and post Paint the Town Purple information.
• Wear purple clothing.
• Raise funds by having a “jean day”. Those wearing jeans have to donate a $1+.
• Decorate your front business windows with purple balloons, purple streamers, banners and
other purple items.
• Decorate a Relay For Life collection box and place in your front office.
• Give out purple candy to clients.
• Have a Relay For Life percent of sales day and donate to the event.
• Decorate your office or cubicle with purple balloons, purple streamers, and other purple
items.
• Have Relay For Life collection box in your office or in the break room.
• Order a purple flower arrangement for your office reception area.
• Leave a Relay For Life message on your voicemail.
• Create a Relay For Life email signature.
• Create a purple company newsletter
• Plan weekly fundraisers to raise awareness about the Relay. Bake sales, dress-down days,
brown bag lunches, etc.
• Have a company team at the Relay For Life.
• Attend the Kick-Off Open House on February 10th to find out more about Relay for Life.
Ideas to get you started!
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STORES
• Wear purple clothing.
• Decorate your storefront window with purple balloons, purple streamers, banners and other
purple items.
• Decorate a Relay For Life collection box and place in your store.
• Hang a Relay For Life banner in or outside of restaurant.
• Give out purple candy to customers.
• Have a Relay For Life percent of sales day and donate to the event.
• Have employees wear Relay For Life t-shirts or purple uniforms.
• Create a purple drink or a purple dish.
• Order purple flower arrangements for your tables.
• Have purple votive candles on the tables with info about Relay.
• Change your tablecloths to purple.
• Turn your menus purple.
• Create a purple raffle bowl. The prize could be an exclusive dinner for two at the restaurant.
• Have an employee team at the Relay For Life.
• Attend the Kick-Off Open House on February 10th to find out more about Relay for Life.
Ideas to get you started!
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SCHOOL
• Decorate your front entrance, your fence or your door with purple.
• Distribute and post Paint the Town Purple information in your school.
• Encourage your faculty, staff and students to help spread the word and Paint their Town
Purple.
• Wear purple clothing or purple pajamas.
• Have purple Fridays or jeans days to promote Relay and raise funds.
• Decorate your cafeteria, hallways, or school yard with purple balloons, purple streamers,
relay banners and other purple items.
• Have the art class create purple passion projects to decorate the school.
• Hold a contest for Funkiest Purple Dresser.
• Get your principal to turn purple for the day.
• Have a school dance and raise funds for the fight against cancer.
• Run an article about Relay For Life in your school newspaper.
• Have an employee/student team(s) at the Relay For Life.
• Attend the Kick-Off Open House on February 10th to find out more about Relay for Life.
Ideas to get you started!
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RESIDENCE
• Decorate your front entrance, your fence or your door with purple.
• Distribute Paint the Town Purple information to your neighbors, family & friends.
• Neighbors get together to form or join a team for Relay For Life.
• Attend the Kick-Off Open House on February 10th to find out more about Relay for Life.