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AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY

RELAY FOR LIFE

OF HARDEE COUNTY

SPONSORSHIP LUNCHEON

@ JAVA CAFE Noon to 1:30pm

Welcome & Opening Remarks - Sheila Johns of Florida Hospital Wauchula who is a American Cancer Society Hardee Unit Board and served on several other Relay For Life Committee positions in the past, one of them being the CPS3 (Cancer Prevention Study)Chair. Local business leaders were invited to the luncheon to learn more about the American Cancer Society Fight Against Cancer, and find out how you can be re engaged in this Amazing Event.

Relay For Life is the American Cancer Society's signature fundraising event that raises funds and brings awareness to the fight against cancer. Relay For Life happens in 360 locations in Florida, 5200 locations in the USA and in 22 different countries.

Every Relay For Life event kicks off with an opening ceremony.... then the fun begins. It las t 18 hours because cancer doesn't sleep and neither does the ACS. The day is full of activities, entertainment and special ceremonies. It honors all cancer survivors with a victory lap and allows our community a time to gather together as one and remember those we have lost to this disease and honor those who are winning the battle.

2012 Event Highlights

Over 80 Cancer Survivors Participated in the Opening Ceremony and Victory Lap.

Over 800 Luminair's sold

More than 800 people participated

There were 27 teams from various corporations, schools, churches, social Civic Groups and more.

We raised $27,500 in corporate sponsorship dollars

And most importantly, we raised $93,000 for the American Cancer Society's Fight Against Cancer.

2013 Relay For Life Event Goals

The overall Event Goal for the upcoming 2013 season is $100,000

Our sponsorship Goal is $26,000

We are targeted to reach 32 teams

Have more than 1000 walkers and

Reach over 100 survivors.

And raise over $600 for Our American Cancer Society - Cancer Action Network Known as ACS-CAN

American Cancer Society's Leadership in the Fight Against Cancer

Denise Benavides Unit Executive Director

ACS Mission Statement says "we are a voluntary health organization" there is one staff person to every 600 volunteers. It's just an example of how we do our best to be good stewards of the donors dollars. Highlights of some of the ways we are making progress through Research, Education, Advocacy and Service.

Survivor Guest Speaker - Jean Lund

Jean Lund shared her personal cancer story and how ACS helped during her journey.

She shared experiences of participating in Relay For Life as a survivor and Team Leader.

also she shared how much it means as a survivor to see so many companies & people from the community involved; encouraged everyone there to get involved in some way.

Sponsorship - Denise Benavides

How to get involved

Becoming a corporate sponsor is a great business opportunity for your company. It is why we invited you here today. Highlights of the benefit of partnering with an organization like American Cancer Society. By partnering with us through Relay For Life, you are investing in the well-being of our community, which in turn will benefit your organization. When you partner with us, your are:

Aligning your organization with one of the most well-respected and best known health charities in the world, and organization that has 96% band recognition!

You're demonstration to your constituents that you are committed to the fight against cancer

You are reaching out to all demographics in your community

and one of the best benefits, you're saving lives!

For more information on the American Cancer Society and how you can help or get help call 1800-acs-2345 or visit the website www.cancer.org