2011 Kick-Off Party! Relay for Life – East Kendall Save the Date: March 19 th 1 st Team Captain Party! Relay for Life – East Kendall Save the Date: March 19 th Relay For Life of East Kendall 1 st Team Captain Party Let’s Get Started!

2011 Kick-Off Party! Relay for Life – East Kendall Save the Date: March 19 th 1 st Team Captain Party! Relay for Life – East Kendall Save the Date: March 19 th Top Relay in South Florida! 396 Survivors Honored! 5,007 Lighted Luminaria! 44 Lighted Tiki Torches! 46 Sponsors Donating $50, Dedicated Teams! $227,000 Grand Total Funds Raised!!! 5 th Highest Grossing Relay in Florida!

2011 Kick-Off Party! Relay for Life – East Kendall Save the Date: March 19 th 1 st Team Captain Party! Relay for Life – East Kendall Save the Date: March 19 th Relay for Life 2011 Goals! 55 Dedicated Teams! 29 Teams Already!!! $40,000 Donated By Sponsors $250 Committed!!! $230,000 Grand Total Funds $23,310 Already Raised!!! Celebrate, Remember & Fight Back!

2011 Kick-Off Party! Relay for Life – East Kendall Save the Date: March 19 th 1 st Team Captain Party! Relay for Life – East Kendall Save the Date: March 19 th Team Recognition 2011: 29 Teams This Year’s Theme is: Fairy Tales! Advanced Medical SpecialtiesIrina Bakura VasquezRegional Cancer ProgramLydia Torres Baptist Care ManagementBarbara NunezStairway to HeavenBJ Herndon Baptist Hospital HRNurdes GomezSugar ShackMeili Martinez Baptist Hospital Miami Brains and BonesNada Mikhael HelouWe Are the ChampionsGeneva Bazile Bch Sugar, SugarCarolina Parra-TinocoWe Are the Lab WorldMark Jammel Born in the Usa- AssurantNora BarzagaYellow Submarine- Surgery/ImagingMaria Diego Center For Research And GrantsJeanee McJiltonAmazing Grace- Miami Breast InstituteArt Mesa Cheeseburger in Paradise (Moose)David McCoy/ Keith DelanoBeat It- Dr. EscapeMelissa Gutierrez Happy FeetAdrienne VasquezCelebrationMartha Chavez HeroesMuriel SommersDelta VioletsJerhonda Grace Hot Hot Hot!!Chivone GardnerFeliz NavidadFrank Gaviria It's 5 O'Clock SomewherePat NeyraHeart of A ChampionMichelle Merritt It's A Small WorldJennifer CummingsJohn A. Ferguson High SchoolKerri Medina Jamaica Me Crazy!Stefania VernaceKonica Minolta Business SolutionsPatti Thompson La Vida Es Un CarnavalIna PerryLiving Well Lady-the ClimbJeannette Jarquin Lady MarmaladeZoleyda MoraMDC NursingJesabel Bergouignan Lean on Me - Phy-Med GroupMona CordovaMiami Vineyard AngelsLinda Robles Miami Elks Lodge 948Nivia MyersNSU Nursing SchoolAmanda Fleming Mission: Not ImpossibleSandy PasterOur DestiniAnne Yunis Over the RainbowFreda LynchStop Colon Cancer Now- Amsurg Corp.Alina Martinez Party in the UsaShari BrennerThe Wise Little GirlAmy Storey Piano ManCheryl RosenVitas HospiceKimberly Martin Primroses By The BayLisa WilsonYour Team Name Can Go Here!!!Your Name!

2011 Kick-Off Party! Relay for Life – East Kendall Save the Date: March 19 th 1 st Team Captain Party! Relay for Life – East Kendall Save the Date: March 19 th Top Teams & Fundraisers: Top Team: Advanced Medical Specialties Team $16,000!!! Share Your Team fundraiser!

2011 Kick-Off Party! Relay for Life – East Kendall Save the Date: March 19 th 1 st Team Captain Party! Relay for Life – East Kendall Save the Date: March 19 th Bring a New Team to be a part of our Relay For Life and become a TEAM CHALLENGER!! Celebrate a World with Less Cancer And More Birthdays!

2011 Kick-Off Party! Relay for Life – East Kendall Save the Date: March 19 th 1 st Team Captain Party! Relay for Life – East Kendall Save the Date: March 19 th 2011 Team Captain Packet Team Captain Handbook Team Member Envelopes Participant/Survivor Registration Luminaria Forms Getting Started Online – 16 Teams & 44 Participants

2011 Kick-Off Party! Relay for Life – East Kendall Save the Date: March 19 th 1 st Team Captain Party! Relay for Life – East Kendall Save the Date: March 19 th Why do We Relay? Behind each Luminaria is a story Why Do You Relay? Camaraderie, Survivor Walk, Luminaria Ceremony Opportunity to remember loved ones Research can make a difference in lives I want our children and grandchildren to never have to worry about having cancer or losing friends and loved ones to the disease. It’s up to Relayers to: Raise money Become advocates Educate the public We will never give up in our Fight Against Cancer!

2011 Kick-Off Party! Relay for Life – East Kendall Save the Date: March 19 th 1 st Team Captain Party! Relay for Life – East Kendall Save the Date: March 19 th Help Fund American Cancer Society’s Research, Advocacy, Services & Education Any Individual that raises $1,500 will be recognized as a

2011 Kick-Off Party! Relay for Life – East Kendall Save the Date: March 19 th 1 st Team Captain Party! Relay for Life – East Kendall Save the Date: March 19 th Relay Begins March 19 th ! Fun Begins: 12:00pm Survivor Ceremony: 4:00pm Luminaria Ceremony: 9:00pm Teams can start setting up their campsites at …

2011 Kick-Off Party! Relay for Life – East Kendall Save the Date: March 19 th 1 st Team Captain Party! Relay for Life – East Kendall Save the Date: March 19 th Relay Begins March 19 th ! Food & Specialty Items Silent Auction Sponsorships Luminaria Tracking Team Dollars

2011 Kick-Off Party! Relay for Life – East Kendall Save the Date: March 19 th 1 st Team Captain Party! Relay for Life – East Kendall Save the Date: March 19 th Relay Contests Team banners – Will carry in front of team on first walk around the lake after the survivor walk Tent decorations – Includes decorations, food, activities, costumes Cancer Facts – A fact about prevention, screening etc designed to match your tent Survivor Table Centerpieces – Will be on the survivor tables for their dinner

2011 Kick-Off Party! Relay for Life – East Kendall Save the Date: March 19 th 1 st Team Captain Party! Relay for Life – East Kendall Save the Date: March 19 th Getting to Know ACS The American Cancer Society is Pro-Cancer Research: Largest nonprofit, nongovernmental funder in the U.S. Spends $125 million each year 44 Society researchers went on to become Nobel Prize recipients In Florida, Advocacy efforts helped secure $150 million to support a Biomedical Research Fund for the study of tobacco-related diseases American Cancer Society’s Mission: The American Cancer Society is the nationwide, community-based, voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives from cancer, and diminishing suffering from cancer through research, education, advocacy and service. American Cancer Society research, no matter where it is carried out, benefits all people in all communities.

2011 Kick-Off Party! Relay for Life – East Kendall Save the Date: March 19 th 1 st Team Captain Party! Relay for Life – East Kendall Save the Date: March 19 th Where Does the Money Go? Services: Reach to Recovery Reach to Recovery is a Breast Cancer Support Group that helps patients learn, understand, and ultimately cope with the disease. Trained breast cancer survivors provide one-on-one support and information. For more information, call ACS.2345 or visit

2011 Kick-Off Party! Relay for Life – East Kendall Save the Date: March 19 th 1 st Team Captain Party! Relay for Life – East Kendall Save the Date: March 19 th Upcoming Events Support Your Fellow Teams!!! Join in Some Fundraising Fun!!!

2011 Kick-Off Party! Relay for Life – East Kendall Save the Date: March 19 th 1 st Team Captain Party! Relay for Life – East Kendall Save the Date: March 19 th Nov. 12: Bake Sale Team Shrek 11:30am – 1:30pm BHM Oasis Cafeteria, Pineapple Room For detailed information contact Team Captain, Lydia Torres at

2011 Kick-Off Party! Relay for Life – East Kendall Save the Date: March 19 th 1 st Team Captain Party! Relay for Life – East Kendall Save the Date: March 19 th Dec. 2: Jingle & Mingle

2011 Kick-Off Party! Relay for Life – East Kendall Save the Date: March 19 th 1 st Team Captain Party! Relay for Life – East Kendall Save the Date: March 19 th Share Your Upcoming Fundraisers!

2011 Kick-Off Party! Relay for Life – East Kendall Save the Date: March 19 th 1 st Team Captain Party! Relay for Life – East Kendall Save the Date: March 19 th Dec. 2: Team Captain Party!!! See You at Our Next Party: December 2 PM 5 th Floor BCVI Conference Room Thank You for Coming!