Hey, there. Well, I'm invlolved with the Relay For Life in Newark, Ca, and I'm the Luminaria Chair for the second year in a row now. I've seen a lot of people putting on slideshows of pictures from throughout the day. To me, that just seems more like an idea for the Fight Back ceremony, seeing as we remember the fun we had all day and all the walking we did.
Is it appropriate to do this at the Luminaria ceremony? I guess we could put ing pictures of people looking semi-solemn, not happy and peppy. I don't know... Please help?
-Amelia
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Hi Amelia. For our ceremony we do have a slideshow, but all of the pictures are submitted by the community. They are "In honor" or "in memory" pictures from our community. It has been wonderful. The community feels more involved and a part of Relay when it is their family member or loved one up on the screen. We usually put a name and either how long they have been a survivor, or their birth-death years. It makes it more powerful I think. We debated about having a donation fee for submitting a picture, but when it comes down to it, Relay is not ALL about the money. It is about helping people cope with the disease, and we decided not to charge for submissions. We did encourage donations if they wanted, but they were not mandatory. Hope that helps!










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