Relay University

Relay University...Saturday, Januray 12th, is the Relay University and anyone interested in being on this years committee is STRONGLY encourgaged to attend.

If you are not RSVP’d and would like to go, please call me ASAP. We need as many committee members there as possible-it is a great experience!!! My cell is 512-644-5307

Gillespie Committee Mtg 11-29-07

Meeting Minutes:

1. Monica gave update on website: http://events.cancer.org/rflgillespietx
2. Arah gave blog: http://gillespierelay.blogspot.com
3. Review of mtg dates/times, also posted on the blog
4. Decision made on Jan. 21st for kickoff for 5:30pm at CTEC, committee please arrive at 5 to help set up.
5. Susan shared her best practices on letter-writing
6. Arah shared the theme for Relay For Life – Celebrate, Remember, Fight Back
7. Arah went over vacancies on committee
8. Arah went over ultimate team points system
9. Announcement of 2008 goal for $145,000.00 WAHOO!!!
10. Announcement of 2008 team goal is: 50 WAHOO!!!
11. Announcement of 2007 team awards
12. Dec. 11th @ 5:30pm @ CTEC, bring ornament

www.cancer.org 800/ACS-2345

Celebrate. Remember. Fight Back.

Cancer may have won some battles, but will never win the war,
We cancer fighters will never stop we're reaching for the stars,
Cancer's taken too many lives, but one day soon will be no more,
We'll fight with faith and fight with strength until our spirits soar.

So many battles have been fought, we've worked hard for the cures,
Our thoughts, our hopes, our dreams to win, have kept our motives pure,
Never give up, never surrender, our battle cry proud and strong,
And one day soon we'll see the end, we pray it won't be long.

Til cancer breathes its final breath, down for the count, you'll see,
Never again to hurt and kill, for no more cancer there will be,
But for now, cancer take your stand, soon we'll stop you in your tracks,
Never give up, never surrender, Celebrate, Remember Fight Back!

- Patti Fisk, 7/8/07

Meeting Schedule

2008 Relay for Life Meetings
Committee Meeting & Team Captain Kick Off
December 11, 2007
Committee meets @ 5:30/Team Captains @ 6:30
Place: Central TX Electric
Bring a $5 or less Ornament for an Ornament Exchange!

Relay University
January 12, 2008
Place: Austin

Committee/Team Captain Meeting
February 4. 2008
Committee meets @ 5:30/Team Captains @ 6:30
Place: Clear River Pecan (upstairs)

Committee/Team Captain Meeting & Bank Night
March 3, 2008
Committee meets @ 5:30/Team Captains @ 6:30
Place: Clear River Pecan

Committee/Team Captain Meeting & Bank Night

March 17, 2008
Committee meets @ 5:30/Team Captains @ 6:30
Place: Clear River Pecan

Committee/Team Captain Meeting & Bank Night
March 31, 2008
Committee meets @ 5:30/Team Captains @ 6:30
Place: CTEC

Committee/Team Captain Meeting & Bank Night
April 14, 2008
Committee meets @ 5:30/Team Captains @ 6:30
Place: CTEC

Committee/Team Captain Meeting & Bank Night
April 28, 2008
Committee meets @ 5:30/Team Captains @ 6:30
Place: FHS Football Stadium

Gillespie County Relay for Life
Place: FHS Football Stadium
Friday, May 2nd thru Saturday May 3rd, 2008

Team Captain Kick Off

CALLING ALL TEAM CAPTAINS!!!!
Our 2008 Team Captain Kick-off is Tuesday December 11th, 6:30pm at CTEC.
Come and register your team for $10….after tonight, it will be the usual $20 registration fee.

Bring an ornament, under $5 for our ornament exchange!!!

Please comment back, or email relay2007@hotmail.com, so I know you are reading!!

Christmas parade

Fredericksburg’s Christmas parade is Friday November 30th, at 6:30pm. I WANNA BE IN THE PARADE!!! Please send me your ideas and if you are interested in riding with me. I am in need of a few car power outlet to plug converters, so we can plug in our lights.

Committee kick-off meeting

If you are interested in being on the 2008 Relay For Life committee….
We are having a committee kick-off Thursday November 29th, 5:30-6:30 at CTEC.
Bring your ideas and anyone else who might be interested in lending their talents to our amazing Relay!!!

November is...
Great American Smokeout (Nov. 15)
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
National Family Caregivers Month
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
National Healthy Skin Month

Tell me how we can incorporate these into our teams and meetings.

Can you get the word out to your team members??? The hospital is is becoming completely Smoke Free on November 15th!!!! Way to go HCMH!!!

VOTE, VOTE, VOTE

Tuesday November 6th is Election Day. If you have not already done early voting at the courthouse, GO VOTE on the 6th!!

Remember WE are all advocates, and voting YES to Proposition 15 is a great way to spread our message and FIGHT BACK!!

Relay is like the carpool lane. The only way to get somewhere quickly is to take some people with you.

We are Advocates

Please remember to vote YES to Prop 15, on November 6th. Early voting has already started at the courthouse. You have probably seen or heard Lance Armstrong getting the word out about Prop 15, it is supported by not only the American Cancer Society, but also the Texas Medical Association, Susan G. Komen, and the Lance Armstrong Foundation.

Texas Holds the Cure
Proposition 15 is a state constitutional amendment to establish the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to:
*Conduct research to prevent and cure cancer.
*Support existing cancer research efforts in Texas.
*Implement the Texas Cancer Plan, a statewide blueprint for cancer prevention and control.

If passed, Proposition 15 will authorize up to $3 billion in state general revenue bonds to fund cancer research, prevention early detection and control programs.

Remember, we are all advocates everyday! On November 6, 2007 we have the opportunity to be even bigger advocates. Please remind everyone you know to VOTE!!

Unite and fight cancer. Vote for Prop 15.

Find more information at http://www.texanstocurecancer.com/

Theme

The theme of Summit was
Celebrate. Remember. Fight Back.

This is up for discussion (at committee meetings), but I like it. It makes a great answer when we are asked, "What do you do at Relay?" or "Why?"

We Celebrate. the lives of those who have battled cancer.
We Remember. loved ones lost to the disease.
We Fight Back. against a disease that takes too much.

We Relay because we have been touched by cancer and desperatly want to put and end to the disease. Make a commitment to save lives by taking up the fight.

Please comment back, or email relay2007@hotmail.com, so I know you are reading!!

Back from Summit!!

Hello all!! The American Cancer Society's Relay For Life Summit was last weekend, and again the conference was packed with information and helpful resources. The main difference this year was that I went alone. Yep, I had a stranger as a roommate on the 29th floor! I survived amazingly well.

Along with tackling the ballroom with 1300 people each day, I found the support of those 1300 people. We all have a major part of our lives in common, and it took just a few minutes for a click of girls to form. Saturday night was filled with girl fun and confidence building. Getting out of Fredericksburg and meeting people was GREAT! I went out on a limb and did things WAY out of my normal little life and grew because of it.

We won, We won!!

Big news!! Congratulations to everyone!!

We won 2nd runner up per capita in our size county. Cristi didnt even know, so we were both pleasently surprised :-)

Thanks to everyone, I was able to say all night that I won something!!!

ARAH

I thought I should send a note before I head off to the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life Summit in Dallas!!! I am really excited and I know I will come back from Dallas FULL of ideas and information...so watch out!!!

Please check out this link...and remember our R-E-A-S-O-N to Relay.
R-research
E-education
A-advocacy
S-services
ON to a Cure!

50 Examples of "Where The Money Goes"
http://teamup.typepad.com/centxrfl/2007/05/research_epidem.html

Please remember the research & advocacy doesnt necessarily take place in Gillespie County, but we all benefit from the work done by the American Cancer Society.

Thank you all for all of your hard work!

just notes...

I am still putting together the 2007 scrapbook. Any pictures you have would be greatly appreciated, ESPECIALLY if you have any pictures of the closing ceremony.

If you have any Ink Jet cartridges, please save them for our Relay! Yesterday I received a check from the recycle place!! That is so exciting!

I am still looking to fill several committee positions. If you are interested in helping, please call me 512/644-5307, or reply to this email. If you are receiving this email…then I have a position in mind for you! We can meet for lunch or after work.