A lot of the more recent luminaria pictures I have seen have bags with stars and or moons cut outof them, what is the trick to that?! They look too professional to be done by hand but I have never seen a puncher do holes that big!

 If anyones knows the secret please share!

Thanks!

Stephanie GoodwinFGCU Relay For Life Event Chair

Hi Lisa,

I am new to Relay for Life.  You may have already found a song,but the one that kept me going as my mom's caregiver is "FLY" by Jars of clay.  Faith, Hope, and Love, Ronni Sue

Hello. I'm with the Relay For Life of Newark, Ca and I could use some help. Last year I went to the Relay in Burlingame and was very touched by the bagpiper playing. Does anyone have contact info for some bagpipers who will play for little or no cost? The lowest price I've gotten was $250. Please help. Thanks!

Hello. I'm with the Relay For Life of Newark, Ca and I could use some help. Last year I went to the Relay in Burlingame and was very touched by the bagpiper playing. Does anyone have contact info for some bagpipers who will play for little or no cost? The lowest price I've gotten was $250. Please help. Thanks!

We have always used votives - (placed directly in bag with sand) for our luminary bags.  We have had 1000 tealight candles donated to the event this year -- our concern is - length of burning time.  We were told the tealights will burn 6 hours --  I have never had a tealight burn for 6 hours!  (more like 2 hours max).  Has anyone had experience with the tealight candles?   And do you place them directly into the sand---  or do you use the "plastic cups" in the sand.  The candle rep thought that placing them in the cups would make them "hotter' and therefore burn faster? 

any experiences you have had are greatly appreciated  (good or bad) -- I just need to know what to expect!

I saw purple bags online.... is there a rule that we must use only the "standard" ACS bags???

THANKS

Does any relays use different color luminaria bags?? I noticed that some relays have an option for Gold bags???

Thanks!

OK...so I don't completely have this figured out and I am not sure if it is just me and I am trying too hard to not make it simple or it's because I have never even seen the ceremony before.

I would love support from anyone as far as the time-line of the ceremony. Could somebody kinda give me a rough idea of how they did it?? As in...does the Luminaria lap go last? And do I add a separate caregiver lap? And if I choose songs to play...what does everyone do while they play??

Thanks so much for your help!!!

Lisa

Last year, a lot of folks wanted to view my Luminaria Ceremony script.

So I'm going to attach the 2008 script here so that you folks can see it!

If you have any questions, let me know!