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Project Details
| Organization Information: | | Submitted By: | American Cancer Society - Relay For Life of Westerville
http://www.relayforlife.org/westerville
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| Description: | The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the ACS has state divisions including one in Ohio and more than 3,400 local offices with the Central Region serving Franklin and surrounding counties in Central Ohio. |
| Services Provided: | Relay For Life® is a fun-filled overnight event designed to bring together those who have been touched by cancer in our community.
At the event, we celebrate survivorship and raise money to help the American Cancer Society in its mission to save lives, help those who have been touched by cancer, and empower individuals to fight back. During the event, teams of people gather at Westerville Central High School and take turns walking or running laps. Each team tries to keep at least one team member on the track at all times.
But, Relay is much more than a walk around a track. It is a time to remember those lost to cancer and celebrate those who have survived. It is a night for people who have shared the same experience to comfort and console one another. During this event, we honor survivors during the Survivors Lap and we remember those we lost to cancer during the Luminaria Ceremony. We also celebrate life, friendship, and a chance to work together toward a cancer-free future.
Most importantly, Relay gives you the power to help in the fight against cancer. By joining together as volunteers and donors, our efforts help the American Cancer Society strive toward a future where cancer doesn’t take the lives of our friends and family. |
| Audiences Served/Community Need: | Relay For Life is conducted not simply to raise funds, but to involve new communities, give the Society a local presence, and provide communities the opportunity to own the mission. Because Relay provides grassroots access to the population, it is a critical means of achieving the Society’s 2015 goals. |
| Project Information: | | Project Name: | American Cancer Society's Relay For Life of Westerville |
| Objective: | Obtain print, TV, radio, and social media coverage of events leading up to the Relay For Life of Westerville. |
| Audience: | Westerville residents; Westerville businesses; Cancer Survivors; care givers; families, friends, and neighbors touched by cancer; Congressional, state, county, city, and township leaders; men, women, and children of all ages! |
| Call to Action: | Contact Rob Lucas no later than March 1, 2010. |
| Due Date: | Thursday, June 17, 2010 |
| Available Budget: | $0.00 |
| Email: | Register to Discuss Project |
| Services Needed: | Special event management
Media sponsorship
Media/Public relations
Public service announcements
Presentations
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