1. High Plains Division 2009 Leadership Summit
October 9, 2009

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7. Dave Griffith Bridgett Myers 2009 Summit Captains
Marketing Communications Taskforce Chair
Kansas City/Northern Missouri Region
Jefferson City, MO
Bridgett Myers
Regional Vice-President for the
Southern Missouri Region
Springfield, MO

8. HAWAII PACIFIC -GUAM

9. KANSAS

10. MISSOURI

11. NEBRASKA

12. OKLAHOMA

13. TEXAS

16. Central Texas
National Cancer Information Center raised over $48,000 and had 19 teams
Raised over $120,000 through Wal-Mart
Nearly 1,900 survivors participated in Central Texas Relays

17. Eastern Missouri
Secured 5 regional Relay Media Sponsors each valued at $10,000 and above
Increased our Regional Relay Sponsors by $15,000 for a total of $47,000
Hosted our second annual Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club kickoff resulting in an increase of $31,116 for a total of $94, 670

18. East Texas Had 108 more teams participate in Relay across the Region
Honored 361 more survivors over last year, which brought our total to 5,458
Had 5, 848 more people participant in Relay

19. Gulf Coast Best Relay University attendance ever with 143 attendees
Set new Gulf Coast Region record for Relay teams and participants
20 communities that felt the devastating impact of the third most damaging storm ever to hit the United States. Hurricane Ike, held Relay For Life events. Including the Relay For Life of Galveston, a community that suffered the brunt of the storm, and who saw more teams and participants than any other year…Hurricane Schmurricane!

20. Hawaii Pacific
Host the only alumni Relay in the division at Kamehameha schools
Always growing with a 20% increase in teams
Implemented a survivorship cultivation year round and had a 30% increase in survivor

21. Kansas
Health Initiatives staff reached 100.4% of their goal serving 5,063 newly diagnosed cancer patients
Leads the division with 22 Five Star Relays
82 Relays in the Kansas Region recruited 326 ACS CAN members and raised $4,425

22. Kansas City/Northern Missouri
Recruited over 1,870 teams, honored over 5,000 survivors, and raised over $3,737,000
The East End Miracle Walkers, a National Fundraising Club Team in Audrain County, Missouri, raised $84,697.96
The Relay For Life of Cole County is the 6th largest in the division, raising $320,728

23. Nebraska
Nebraska college events had a 45% increase over last year’s income
We celebrated over 6,000 cancer survivor’s birthdays at 52 Relays
Over 350 Relay participants earned their green $1,000 shirt

24. North Texas Hosted three CPS-3 sites for the first time ever
Increase of teams by 10% for 2009
Celebrating six Five Star Relays in our region

25. Oklahoma $147,247 in new dollars for 2009
Over $10,000 in ACS CAN dollars for 320 members
Celebrating 13 years of continual growth in Relay For Life in the Oklahoma Region

26. Panhandle
Hosted 43 Relay For Life events including a new college event, Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, TX
Raised over $1.7 million in Relay dollars
Broke ground in April for the first Hope Lodge to be built in Texas

27. Southern Missouri
Generated over $3.8 million dollars in the Southern Missouri Region through 57 Relays
Hosted three CPS-3 sites, enrolling approximately 400 people
Achieved a per capita average of over $10.50 in Reynolds County

28. South Texas
Since the start of CPS-3 enrollment, South Texas has enrolled 1,349 participants
Out of five markets in South Texas, two are million dollar plus producers
We survived Dolly, Ike, and Miss Piggy!

29. West Texas
4.6% increase in overall regional Relay For Life income which is the largest increase in the High Plains Division
Relay For Life event with the largest number of ACS CAN members in the division
Largest number of attendees in West Texas history at our Regional Relay Summit

30. American Cancer Society
High Plains Division

31. Reuel Johnson Relay For Life National Vice President

37. Relay 2010 Positioned for success Tools and Resources DGIs
Instill the CONFIDENCE to succeed
Blueprint for Success – how do we build?

38. Organizational Presence in 5034 communities
The Relay ‘Nation’ – 2009 …
Organizational Presence in 5034 communities
10,000 Community Chairs and Co-Chairs
100,000 Committee members
200,000 Team Leaders
600,000 Cancer Survivors
3,000,000 Team members
4,000,000 Luminaria
Millions of Donors
$385 million raised +
Another 1000 Relay communities around the world

40. Scenes and Stories
from Relay 2009