Tips on How to recruit teams.
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Hello. This is my 3rd year as Online Chair for our Relay. These past 2 years we have had trouble recruiting teams. Does anyone have ideas or where to get information on how to recruit teams and keep them Relaying. I have already looked in the library but was looking for things that have worked for other relays. Also, does anyone have a template to send to businesses to ask for teams/donations. Thanks! Melinda Relay For Life of Kane County (IL) Trackback URL for this post:http://www.relayforlife.org/relay/trackback/2410
 New Team Recruitment
You can find a list of the National Corporate Partner Teams who are already on board with Relay For Life. With companies like Walmart, Best Buy, Target, Dress Barn - these should be the easy recruit targets.  Team Recruitment Tips
Work with your logistics committee also. For example, if the police or Sheriff's dept is supplying security, ask them to recruit a team or teams. Then have them challenge EMS and the Fire Dept. Are you using scouts to fill up luminaria bags? Ask them to contribute a team, then get them to challenge other scout dens or packs to participate. Have you asked the local Rotary club to prepare a pancake breakfast? Ask them for a team, then have them challenge, Kiwanis, Optomists, and other fraternal organizations. If you recruit a Baptist team, ask them who they know over at other churches, not only Baptist, but Methodist, Catholic, etc. They probably play each other in softball and would love to compete against them again. Then encourage competition among the teams by providing recognition to various categories of teams. Best Church Team, Best Fraternal Organization, Best Scouts, etc. Another strategy: Ask your committee members to think about the other organizations they belong to. Then ask them to reach out to them for teams. For example, if a committee member is in Toastmasters or the local Public Relations Society of America, ask them to approach their clubs with both a request for a club team and to publicize it to others. For those people unwilling to form a team themselves, ask them to open the door for someone in their business or organization who might be. Finally, here's a link to part one of a four-part blog post series on team recruitment. http://teamup.typepad.com/centxrfl/2007/10/week-one-how-to.html
Good luck!  New teams and sponsorship
Below is the corporate sponsorship letter that we are sending out to all of our area businesses. We look for new teams from the following:
Relay for Life 2008 of Harrisonburg City/Rockingham County Corporate Sponsorship Greetings, I am writing to invite your business to take part in the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Harrisonburg/Rockingham County which is being held on May 9-10, 2008 at the Rockingham County Fairgrounds. This signature event of the American Cancer Society is a fun-filled, family oriented event that is always well attended by members of our community. Relay For Life is the largest grassroots fundraising effort to eliminate cancer as a major health problem in America. The fundraising goal for this year's Relay has been set at $308,000. With the help of your business, I know that we can achieve this goal! There are a variety of ways that your business can support your community and participate in this wonderful and worthwhile cause. Sponsorship in Relay for Life shows that you are committed to being a leader in the community! Sponsorship helps you create a positive image for your company, provide valuable networking opportunities and show that you are committed to a cause that affects so many people. Participation in Relay For Life is also a great leadership development and team building opportunity and provides a wonderful sense of pride for your employees. Please join us today by becoming a Relay For Life sponsor. A list of sponsorship opportunities is enclosed. It is because of organizations like yours that we continue to make progress every day in the fight against cancer. If you would like more information or would like to meet with us to discuss opportunities for sponsorship, please contact the American Cancer Society Office at 540-434-3360. You can visit our new website http://www.rockinghamrelay.com/. We do want you too remember one thing. Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we're here we should dance.... The Theme this year is "I Hope you Dance" Celebrate. Remember. Fight Back. Please join with us in finding a Cure. Sincerely,
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Joined: 2007-11-20