Winnipeg’s 12th Annual Relay for Life will be here before you know it!
Winnipeg Relay For Life – May 24, 2013
at Shaw Park, Home of the Winnipeg Goldeyes
Click here for the Winnipeg Relay website
Don’t Miss It!
In this issue:
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Win $1000 for your team!
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Like us on Facebook
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Info on Winter SunSense
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Tell us about your team fund
raising
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8 Easy Ways to be a Successful Team Captain
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Sneak Peek—what you will
see at Relay this year
Win $1,000 for your team!
This is your last chance to get as many team members registered as you
can by January 31st so you maximize your chances to win a $1,000 team
donation! Each participant who is registered by January 31st will be entered to win a $1,000 Team Donation. So get moving today and register
everyone on your team by January 31st and increase your odds of winning
$1,000 towards your team fundraising goal!
This is open to both online and offline registrations. Offline registrations
must be received at the Canadian Cancer Society (193 Sherbrook Street)
“Like” Winnipeg Relay For Life
on Facebook!
We are excited to announce that we have a
new Winnipeg Relay For Life page for the
2013 Relay season!
By “Liking” this page you will receive Relay
updates for teams, team captains, survivors, and volunteers. You will also be informed about all the kick-off information,
fundraising contests and incentives, Team
Captain meetings, and survivor reception
info.
Click here to find the Facebook page
Save by taking advantage of the Early Relay voices heard as government covers
Bird Commitment Fee
oral drug costs, unveil new initiatives
In case all of your teammates aren’t registered All money raised from Relay For Life events in Manitoba
by January 31st, they still have a chance to
stays here in Manitoba and helps to fight ALL cancers.
save $5 by registering before February 28th.
Thanks to the support of Relayers last year, the provincial
government agreed to cover all cancer treatment and support drugs in Manitoba.
The Commitment Fee is only $10
when participants register before February 28th 2013. After
February 28th the regular commitment fee of $15 will apply to both online
and offline registrations.
In fact, CCS was able to persuade all political parties to
adopt specific initiatives to increase the fight against cancer.
Since the election, $58 million in new cancer initiatives have
been announced. These measures positively affect the lives
of 65,000 Manitobans every year.
WINTER SUN FACTS
You don’t have to go south to get sunburned during the winter – UV rays are
present even during the winter.
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Snow reflects up to 80% of UV rays, which bounce off the ground. This
means that you can be burned in unusual areas such as under the chin.
The Atmosphere filters 4% fewer UV rays every 1000 feet above sea
level.
The higher up the hill snowboarders and skiers are, the higher their risk of serious sunburn.
THE CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY RECOMMENDS TO USE YOUR SUNSENSE
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Use sunscreen and lip balm with UV protection with a SPF 15 or higher
Wear a hat that protects the face, neck and ears.
Wear a long sleeved shirt even on warmer winter days.
Wear sunglasses, wrap-around goggles or a visor that provide 100% UV protection. The sun can
burn unprotected eyes which can cause snow blindness.
FIND OUT MORE
If you want to know more about sun and skin cancer:
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Talk to an information specialist toll-free at 1-888-939-3333 Monday to
Friday 9 am to 6pm
E-mail us at [email protected]
Visit our website at www.cancer.ca/mbsunsense
Contact your local Canadian Cancer Society office at (204) 774-7483
Don’t forget to
tell us about your
team fundraising
activities!
Let us know where and
when you are planning
your team’s next fundraising event and we
can help you advertise it
right here, in the Winnipeg Relay Rap!
Send an email to Barb
and Jan at [email protected]
with details and they’ll
make sure it makes it in
the next issue of the Relay Rap newsletter.
Eight easy steps for being a successful Team Captain
1. Read your Team Captain Guide
• Find it online in your Participant Centre under “View our Participant Resources,” or click here. It contains tons of
important information to help you be a great Team Captain!
2. Recruit your team
• 10-14 participants is a great goal to strive for. If you have more, consider entering two teams and create some
friendly competition regarding who can raise the most money.
• Send e-mails through your online participant centre to encourage your friends, family and co-workers to join
your team. They will be given a link to your team page to register.
• Take advantage of the $10 Early Bird commitment fee (online and offline) and register your team before Feb.
28th.
3. Check out our new Team Captain Tools
• Go to “My Participant Centre” online and find “View our Team Captain Tools.” You will find printable posters,
invites, a thermometer to track your team’s progress, and other tools
4. Motivate your team
• Encourage your team to fundraise, whether it’s online, by asking people for pledges or by planning team fundraisers. Set an example by sharing your own fundraising successes or suggesting a team fundraiser.
• Pick a team theme and have fun with it. Plan costumes and campsite decorations for event night.
• Set a goal for your team to be part of our Fundraising Club.
• Have team meetings and celebrate your successes.
• Delegate duties among team members so they are responsible for campsite logistics, snacks, costumes, etc.
• Invite cancer survivors to join your team. Nothing is more motivational than fundraising in honor of a friend, family member or coworker.
5. Attend Team Captain Meetings
• You will receive more instructions on how to successfully fundraise
and how to prepare for event day, they also provide you with the
opportunity to meet and share ideas with other Team Captain
• Keep checking the Winnipeg Relay website for upcoming Team Captain meeting dates
6. Collect your team’s donations
• The captain is responsible for collecting donations from your team and filling out the team captain’s report to
turn in at your bank night.
• Please review your team members’ donation forms and money collected to make sure they balance. Watch out
for these bank nights to be announced shortly in the Relay Rap!
7. Celebrate your success
• Use Relay to celebrate your fundraising efforts for the Canadian Cancer Society.
• Gather your team to take part in the Celebrate Ceremony at 7pm, the Remember Ceremony at dusk and the
Fight Back Ceremony before you head home in the morning.
A sneak peek at the fun and entertainment that will take place at Relay this
year...
We’re really excited as we begin planning the entertainment and
activities that will keep everyone energized throughout the entire
Relay day and night!
There will be lots to do so whether you are young or young at
heart your toes will be tapping and you will be busy. You’ve
given us lots of positive feedback from last year’s event so we’re
bringing back some favourites. We’re also looking at some new
and different activities for people of all ages, abilities and energy
levels.
We think we have all the bases of Shaw Park covered with:
• Mark from Gopher the Music is back to keep us moving and
grooving all through the night
• Jason from Out in Left Field Productions will keep you entertained and informed with video and graphics on the big
screen
• No Winnipeg Relay would be complete without the fabulous
ladies and their motivating Zumba sessions. Lesly will warm
everyone up before we kick off and CELEBRATE with the
Opening Ceremony and she’ll be back to motivate us a little
later in the evening before we REMEMBER at the Luminary
Ceremony. “It’s darkest before the dawn” and many of us
may be feeling that way at 3 am so she’s back.
• Darolyn will invigorate us in the wee hours of the night just
before we launch the FIGHT BACK Ceremony.
Relay For Life is a time for all of us to join together as one
family, one community to CELBRATE, REMEMBER and FIGHT
BACK against cancer. Bring your family – your children, your parents and your brothers and sisters – your friends and neighbours
as well as your colleagues and team mates.
You will be tired but you will be so inspired and you will be proud
of being part of such a great event. Cancer doesn’t sleep and so
for one night, neither shall we.
Stay tuned for more updates……….
Barb and Sharon,
Resolve to quit smoking
You CAN quit…and the Smokers’ Helpline can help
I’m Leroy Kehler and I volunteer for the Canadian Cancer
Society warning others about
the dangers of smoking, because cancer took my voice
but not by determination.
Every year I speak with thousands of school-aged children
and community groups so they
don’t make the same mistakes
that I did.
I know first hand about the dangers of smoking.
Years ago I was diagnosed with cancer of the larynx and had to have it removed. Today, I have to
speak with voice prosthesis. Today I am tobacco
free which is great but I waited much too long to
make that smart decision.
As we kick off a new year and the Canadian Cancer Society’s 75th anniversary of fighting back
against cancer, do yourself and your family a favour and resolve to quit smoking.
You know all the reasons you should, and you can
have a Quit Specialist help you come up with a
quit plan or answer any of your questions about
smoking, by calling the Canadian Cancer Society’
Smokers’ Helpline at 1-877-533-5333. It can
A Birthday wish to
beat cancer forever
Frenchies Fighting Cancer/
kids join Relay and collect
birthday party pledges rather
than asking friends for gifts
My auntie died of leukemia 9
years ago, however there isn't a
day that I don't miss her.
I have been learning about helping others at school. My mom
has always been a part of the
cancer relay and I wanted to
help too. I decided I wanted my
raise money for cancer. It was
birthday to be special not only
really awesome!
for me but for others too.
The music and games, the
zumba and the face painting
were so much fun that we can't
wait to do this all again.
I asked my mom if we could
have a mother and daughter
sleepover birthday at the relay.
The night was a blast! We raised
money to help people with can- My favorite memory of the
cer and beat our fundraising
whole night though, was when
goal by 3 times.
my mom and I walked a lap together at the beginning of the
When we got there I saw a lady luminary ceremony and then
stopped to hug at my aunt's
have her hair shaved off to
candle.
I did this with my friends too,
and we all shared stories
about each person we made a
luminary for. It was very sad,
but wonderful all at once.
The Frenchies Fighting Cancer are gearing up for another great night as I celebrate my 13th birthday and
keep the fight going to end
cancer for good!