This is a great chance to get involved in planning for the Relay for Life (an American
Cancer Society walk) coming up in the spring!
Maria Edmonds Stalford <stalford(a)fas.harvard.edu> wrote:
----- Forwarded message from Talia Kraemer -----
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 18:13:41 -0500 (EST)
From: Talia Kraemer
Reply-To: Talia Kraemer
Subject: Relay for Life Board App
To: Talia Kraemer
*** Note: Sorry if you're receiving this more than once! ***
Hey guys! The time's finally come to pick our Relay for Life Board in
preparation for our big event in the beginning of Mayish (the date hasn't
been set by the city of Cambridge yet).
Just to give you guys some background, Relay for Life is an annual
American Cancer Society event. Basically, it's an 18 hour overnight
cancer walk in which teams of about 10 members try to keep at least one
person on the team walking at any given point. In addition to being a
huge fundraiser, the national Relays for Life are also a means of
establishing a presence in the community, celebrating cancer survivorship,
and recruiting volunteers.
We, as Harvard students, get to help out with the Cambridge Relay for
Life, which usually takes place the first weekend in May. You can
personally participate to whatever degree you find suits you. You can
participate on the actual day of the event as a walker or as a team
captain, heading up a group of walkers (organizing a team, collecting
dues, etc.), help out with individual activities between now and then
(we'll keep you updated by e-mail about upcoming events), or be part of
the Relay board.
The Relay board will consist of 15 members (the 13 of you plus us) and
will hold board meetings once a week, planning fundraisers, publicity,
community contacts, etc. We'll pretty much be entirely responsible for
directing the Harvard community's participation in Relay in addition to
helping the city of Cambridge with whatever they need.
It's an awesome way to really get involved in a good cause and see a lot
of spirit, so we'd definitely recommend applying for a board position! If
you're interested, please e-mail gcwang@fas and smreddy@fas by Saturday,
November 13th by midnight answers to the following questions. If not, we'll
letyou know during the course of the year how else you can help out. Thanks
a lot guys!
1) Why do you want to be on the relay board?
2) Have you been involved in relay or another harvard cancer society
program before? If so, which ones? What roles did you play in them?
What other past experience do you have that would contribute to the board?
3) Please list your top three position choices, and explain why you like
each of them, and what you could contribute to the position.
4) Please detail, as specifically as possible, your availability for this
semester. Please keep in mind that due to the important nature of board
meetings, schedule flexibility may be a factor in choosing the relay 2005
board.
The possible board positions and descriptions:
Team Captains (1): you will be responsible, as we get closer to Relay, for
helping recruit team captains; being their point of contact with the rest
of the board; directing them in terms of collecting money, distributing
information, etc,
Publicity (3): We need 3 students to publicize the event on campus, to
businesses, and in hospitals/healthcare facilities in the area. You will
be working with the other positions to publicize fundraisers and other
activities leading up to the event as well.
Fundraising (2): Organizes and heads at least two major fundraising
projects prior to Relay. Last year, we had a club night at the Kong,
which raised over $900! We are very open to new ideas for this year as
well.
Survivorship (2): Contacts local hospitals, healthcare centers, and also
cancer survivors. Recruits survivors to participate in Relay. They give
us a face to fight for, and they are integral to what we do.
Logistics (2): The go-to people, when it comes to reserving rooms for
meetings, transporting equipment, food, etc. to and from Relay. And other
logistical issues.
School Liaison (3): Two liaisons will work on on-campus publicity.
Postering, working in conjunction with local groups to form teams, etc.
One liaison will work with representatives from other schools, in the same
capacity as the two on-campus liaisons.
Food Donations (1): Contacting local restaurants and food establishments
to get food donations and food gift certificates for the Relay event.
Treasurer (1): Will work on grant-writing (e.g., UC), and will be in
control of the checkbook.
Entertainment (1): Will contact local arts groups to perform at Relay, and
will also organize activities for the event (e.g., ping pong, volleyball,
etc.)
Remember, quality is more important than quantity...so good luck with your
apps and we hope to meet you all during the course of the year. We'll let
you know within a few days after the 12th. Tah tah!
Good luck!
----Sangeetha (smreddy@fas) and Grace (gcwang@fas)
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