For the first time in my life, I am able to get deeply involved in a fight for this disease. Cancer is the enemy, and there is a HEALER who can help us fix this. We are so privileged to have each day that we are given. We need to make the best of each day and live them to the fullest.

We can be an inspiration for people who want to give up, but they don't have to. Enjoy each day, love someone new, and make someone else feel special. Focusing on others has a healing power all its own.

The battle has already been won, but you will have to do some of your own fighting. Live each moment as if it is your last, and conquer all of the negative with LOVE. It's the only way to be!

I invite you to join in this fight with me! We are more than CONQUERORS!

Always live like there is no tomorrow. Life is too short to be unhappy. 

I would like to put a Photo Slideshow together WITH MUSIC for our Kickoff this weekend. I am using photos from last year's Relay. Does anyone know of a Free, easy-to-use program that I could use to do this? I appreciate your help!!! Thanks! Kelly

I have a team captain who registered her team online by herself. They all have unique usernames and passwords, but their email is the team captains. Because of this no one on her team gets emails unless they are forwarded from the team captain, which I think is a pain. This could've been averted if the team captain didn't registered her WHOLE team in the first place, but whatever... any thoughts on how to fix this?

When planning your event, don't forget that there will probably be some children that attend as cancer survivors. Make sure that you don't overlook these incredibly special people. Imagine what it must have taken for these children to have to face a disease that so many adults have a difficult time with.

These children are heroes who have been forced to fight a battle so early in their lives. They deserve just as much recognition and consideration as every other cancer survivor at your event.

Some ways you can honor these special children at your event are:

1. Make sure you order enough child sized survivor shirts.
2. Have purple Relay balloons to give to the children.
3. Let the children lead the Survivors' Lap.
4. Make sure that some teams have child-friendly activities at their tents.
5. Let the child-survivors play for free.
6. Have a special cake/cupcakes/treat in the Survivors' tent for the children.

Think tobacco companies wouldn’t go this far? Without FDA regulation, they already do. Right now they’re enticing kids with fruit flavors, colorful packaging and hip promotions.

And it’s working — more than 4,000 kids light their first cigarette every day. An industry that preys on kids and kills 440,000 Americans every year lacks a conscience. Let’s not wait to see what they come up with next.

If you would like for Congress to draw the line, you can ask that they pass H.R. 1108, meaningful FDA regulation of tobacco.

To see the industry’s latest schemes, visit acscan.org/tobaccoads.

*This message was paid for by the Cancer Action Network, not through Relay For Life.

This is my first year of being a captain of a team. I am looking for some fundraising ideas

Hello Everyone

     I need your help with some ideas for games to be played at Relay events.  Games must incorporate ideas from Cancer Prevention information.  Such as diet, exercise or any other related ideas.  Any help would be apprecieted.

                                                      Craftie043