Black Diamond, Covington, Maple Valley Relay News Bulletin March 2015 Build Your Team! The time to get involved is now! Sign up your team at http://www.relayforlife.org/covingtonwa. It s easier than ever to start forming your team. This year there are no registration fees. Take a few minutes to log onto your American Cancer Society account at www.relayforlife.org and watch the Take A Tour video. The video is less than 3 minutes long. It will show you how to view information about your event, your team, and your personal statistics. Be sure to Personalize Your Page. ACS has provided a great generic introduction but your friends and family (potential team members and donors) want to hear your personal story. Team Captains should update their team s page too. Team Recognition A quick shout out to returning team WWWGC. Welcome to new team Key Bank and BIG. Relay Goes Italian Dinner & Auction Saturday, March 28, 2015 Greater Maple Valley Community Center 6:00 9:00 pm 22010 SE 248 th St, Maple Valley, WA 98038 Join us for an evening social, Italian dinner, and auction benefiting the Relay for Life of Black Diamond, Covington, Maple Valley. For more information, see the announcements at the end of this newsletter. Auction Items for the Dinner & Auction Do you have auction items? If so please contact Jackie at west172@comcast.net so she can update the master list. Some ideas include: Donations from individuals or businesses Themed Baskets Gift Cards Certificates for Services breakfast at a Firehouse, 4 hours of yard work, vacation timeshares, etc. RFL/BD,C,MV/Mar15 Page 1
Dinner & Auction Staff Worker Bees are needed the afternoon and evening of the Dinner & Auction. Assignments start at 3 pm and go through 9 pm. Please contact Jennifer Leverton or Jenene Wilmoth if you are able to assist in one, or more, of the following areas: Set-up tables, chairs, decorations, auction arrangements Dinner preparations kitchen assistance Hostess meet/greet, dinner service, auction bid spotter Cashier tracking purchases, final sign-out Take-down tables, chairs, disassembly, clean-up Jennifer at zx122@comcast.net Jenene at jenene23@gmail.com Team Captain Experience 2015 South King County Sunday, March 22, 2015 11 am 4 pm Lawless Harley Davidson 3715 E Valley Rd, Renton You re invited to a Team Captain and Team Ambassador event designed to recognize, motivate, network and inspire. Learn what s new in 2015. Register at www.gwrelay.org Luminaria Bags will be available at the Team Captains meetings. Also available this year is a Torch of Hope (similar to tiki torch). They are $30 and come with a name placard and purple ribbon. Both will line the track during Relay. Afterwards you may take your torch and message to your loved one home with you to light up those summer evenings. For more information on these items, please contact Leanne Gosse at cazlynx@gmail.com. See the announcement at the end of this newsletter. Garage Sale in May Friday, Saturday, & Sunday May 1, 2, & 3, 2015 9 am 3 pm Jackie West s property This is an opportunity for each Team to have a garage sale at one group location. The following Friday and Saturday, May 8 & 9, 2015 are on standby for a second sale weekend. Each Team will have their designated area and will be responsible for staffing their area. Any monies made by a Team goes to that Team s fundraising account. Leftover items are the responsibility of the Team. Value Village has a by-the-pound donation program. The Planning Committee is looking into this as a potential partnership for leftover items. For more information or questions, contact Jenene Wilmoth or Jackie West. Stay tuned for more details and the address in the April News Bulletin. Jenene at jenene23@gmail.com Jackie at west172@comcast.net RFL/BD,C,MV/Mar15 Page 2
Fred Meyer Community Rewards Where Shopping & Giving Unite Shoppers can enroll for the Community Rewards program and help Relay for Life earn donations just by shopping with your Rewards Card. It costs you nothing and you still earn Rewards points, fuel points, and rebates just as you do now. Simply link your Rewards Card to Relay for Life of Black Diamond/Covington/Maple Valley, ID #92192 by visiting www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards. Black Diamond, Covington, Maple Valley Event Leadership Team Round Table Meeting Monday, March 9, 2015 6:00 pm IHOP in Covington This meeting is open to anyone interested in a committee role. Save the dates for subsequent meetings on April 13, 2015 and May 11, 2015 formerly known as Committee Meeting Team Captain Meetings Open House style Monday, March 23, 2015 6:00 pm Cedar Heights Middle School For planning purposes mark your calendars for April 27, 2015 and May 18, 2015 This bulletin includes upcoming Relay For Life/American Cancer Society (RFL/ACS) meetings, summits, event meetings, and other important dates. We will include a participant and team recognition section along with information from each Event Leader. This bulletin will also be a way for teams to advertise their upcoming fundraisers and share information with all participants. This bulletin is intended to provide much of the information that would be presented at Team Captain Meetings. We are replacing Team Captain Meetings with a monthly Open House where anyone can attend. This Open House format will be used to network with other teams, ask questions of Event Leaders, pick up supplies, turn in monies, and socialize with old and new Relay friends. Fun, fun, fun! Please email our News Secretary with articles and information for the news bulletin. Liz Haddrell at lizahadd@yahoo.com RFL/BD,C,MV/Mar15 Page 3
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