East Central Division2012 SPRING

SWEEPSTAKES!!

212 Degrees…are you ready??

What are the Objectives?Yes we can!

award an event in the Division for their team and individual participant recruitment efforts by achieving team sizes of 15 for both new and returning teams by the end of April

utilize existing blitz strategies and Club 15 to support these initiatives

nothing new, just encouraging efforts that are already in the works

The qualifiers include…

Have an overall team goal of 20 teams or more

Achieve the highest percent in the total number of teams with 15 or more participants by the end of April

Timeframe for the Sweepstakes

Data will be pulled on April 30 to determine the winning Relay.

Example of the Data Evaluation:

What is in it for our Relay?

NATIONAL: A seat for one Event Chair to attend the National Relay For Life Summit in Nashville, TN on July 19-21, 2012

Opportunity to personally meet Reuel Johnson, National VP of Relay For Life

DIVISION: A total of three invitations to the Division Relay Leadership Summit in Pittsburgh, PA on Oct. 12-14, 2012

Event Chair to speak during a general session about their experience at National & their Event’s recruitment strategy

LOCAL: Customized Relay t-shirts for the entire committee, created by us! We will be able to select the color and design- shirts will be ordered for each committee member.

Supporting Resources

Club 15 Collateral Team Blitz Guidebook Community Assessment Profile Local Blitz Strategies Relay Advisory Team March- Relay Volunteer Hot Topic CallCall

Volunteer Communication Plan

Sweepstakes Updates Dedicated Hot Topic Call

Weekly updates will be posted to the East Central Division page on relayforlife.org

The March Relay Volunteer Hot Topic Call will be dedicated to blitzing & Club 15

- Thursday, Mar. 15 @ 7pm - 1-866-910-4857 x159641

Role Delineation- Who does what?

Relay Roles TasksIncome Development Representative

• continue to coach and support current recruitment strategies• share the sweepstakes with event chair• share recruitment best practices & resources

Event Chair • continue to focus and carry-out current recruitment strategies• share the sweepstakes with the committee• encourage and support committee as needed

Committee • promote blitz and/or Club 15 through individual roles on the committee• educate to team the importance of one more member; share resource referenced in this PowerPoint

Teams • make asks for new team members• support recruitment efforts of new teams• utilize resources provided by the committee• continue to work on team income goal and/or establish an income goal

Did you notice… there are no new resources we need to use?

there are no detailed timelines to follow?

the sweepstakes only enhances our current efforts?

we may win a trip to the National Relay Summit, two additional spots to the Division Summit and customized Relay t-shirts?

Questions & Answer Period

“ We can’t get what we’ve never had unless we’re willing to do what

we’ve never done.”

Together we can make our better our best in 2012! Thank you for all you do!