Have a "Spread Out Saturdays" or "Tag Team Thursdays" – This is where we got as many volunteers together, and meet up at a central location and fed folks lunch or breakfast (depending on the timing) before giving them an overview of what to do: o Divide up our town, and have folks spread out to talk to businesses all over. Take the right materials with them (see below for what is needed). For each business/location they make contact with, they: o Provided a flyer about Relay and ask them to post it in their business, o Provided info about corporate sponsorship if they seem interested o Provided info about teams, etc. especially if they have a lot of employees. o Place a coin can and brochure rack if the business is willing o Provided info about sponsorship and in-kind donations... Many places donated on the spot! o If the business came on board strongly, we asked them to display a "This is a Relay For Life business" sign in their window. o We also offered to return and have a info session if they are willing. We found it is usually it is best to ask for a manager, mid-afternoon (between the lunch and dinner rush) on a weekday, but Saturday mornings worked too. Good luck! E-mail rflvolunteer@gmail.com for more ideas or this idea electronically in Word. Ramesh Moorthy Webmaster, acsrelay.org, Ideas for Volunteers Blogging about Relay at acsrelay blog Volunteer Content Advisor, SA Division Relay Web rflvolunteer@gmail.com