Relay for Life National Corporate Teams Program - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

• Currently, 1 in 2 people within our community are diagnosed with cancer by age 85. With this in mind, Cancer Council’s position in the community is one of relevance and importance to all.
• The survival rate for many common cancers has increased by more than 30 per cent in the past two decades. More than 60% of cancer patients will survive more than five years after diagnosis.
• With your help, survival rates will continue to improve!

Leading the fight against cancer

• Cancer Council works to lead a cohesive approach to reduce the impact of cancer for all Australians.
• Cancer Council works to:
• undertake and fund cancer research,
• prevent and control cancer, and
• provide information and support for people affected by cancer.
• Most importantly, our volunteers and cancer support health care professionals provide broad ranging support to patients and their families at all stages of the disease from diagnosis to palliative care.

An internationally recognised event

• Relay For Life is an overnight team event to raise funds for cancer research, prevention and support programs. The event is hours of fun and everyone is welcome. A festive atmosphere is created with teams camping out overnight, free entertainment, games and spot prizes.
• Teams of 10 or more participants are challenged to complete a relay style walk or run over 18 - 24 hours at selected venues throughout Australia. Each event begins with the inspirational Survivor’s Walk and at dusk there is a moving Candlelight Memorial Ceremony.
• By keeping administrative costs to a minimum Cancer Council ensures the majority of the money raised goes directly towards research, prevention and support programs.

Cancer Council largest fundraiser

• Relay For Life began with one event in Melbourne in 1999, at which 34 teams raised $75,000. In 2005, over 100 Relay For Life events across Australia wide raised over $8 million, and in 2009 we raised almost $16 million.
• The key to the success of Relay For Life is in the strength of the community. The unifying effort of raising money for a cause bonds the corporate community with employees, businesses with their consumers, school teachers with parents and students, and local government with the public. The event serves as a great equalizer and provides the rare opportunity to build real community spirit.

Benefits of getting involved

• Relay For Life participation will benefit your organisation by:
• Engaging staff and management in a positive experience together
• Helping to build morale and team spirit
• Creating opportunities for cross functional participation amongst staff
• Creating opportunities for client participation through support of your organisations' team effort
• Creating opportunities for leadership amongst junior employees
• Provide a memorable and meaningful experience for employees
• Provide a cathartic opportunity for staff who have been directly touched by cancer

Benefits of getting involved...

• Provide a tangible contribution towards the fight against cancer
• Align with a highly reputable charity and event
• Cement a positive community culture in organisation
• Exposure at all events in which you are involved promoting your organisation as socially responsible and in touch with community needs and issues (the more teams, the more exposure)
• Integrated employee families into the organisations' community
• Streamline community and staff engagement efforts and consolidate fundraising activities

National corporate teams program

• It is an initiative designed to recognise, support and develop corporate involvement in Relay For Life nationwide.
• An organisation qualifies as a Relay For Life National Corporate Teams Partner when, in one calendar year, the organisation:
• Has more than 20 teams across 3 or more states/territories;
• Designates a volunteer within the organisation to develop and track its teams
• Distributes materials internally, and
• Motivates these teams within the organisation.

National corporate teams partners

• National corporate team partners receive:
• Access to the Relay For Life logo (with the statement under the logo ‘National Corporate Teams Partner’), to promote your support of Relay For Life.
• Recognition at each Relay For Life event where your organisation is involved. Cancer Council would provide a Relay For Life Corporate Teams Partner corflute (50cm x 80cm) for teams to display at their event site.
• An invitation for a company representative to attend a Cancer Council thank-you function.
• Recognition in each states’ Relay For Life yearly report as a National Corporate Team Partner.
• Acknowledgment on the Relay For Life webpage www.relayforlife.org.au (in alphabetical order)

• National corporate teams program
• To become a Relay For Life National Corporate Teams Partner:
• Identify a volunteer leader to coordinate your organisations’ Relay For Life teams.
• Complete the National Corporate Teams Program application form.
• Announce the partnership and promote Relay For Life within your organisations internal channels.
• Recruit a minimum of 20 Relay teams across 3 or more states.
• Track progress and report year-end results.
• Set nationwide goals for the upcoming year.
• Celebrate the efforts of your employees’ involvement to fight cancer!

• Your organisation may decide to investigate other opportunities for providing additional exposure or support through:
• Corporate sponsorship of individual Relay For Life events where dollars are invested locally.
• Matching gifts and grant money
• In-kind donations for individual Relay For Life events e.g. products, services, gift certificates, etc.
• Ongoing internal corporate communications to promote Relay For Life participation and Cancer Council’s cancer education, prevention and early detection messages and cancer support services available to all employees

• Need more information?
• If you require any further information about Cancer Council, Relay for Life or the Relay for Life National Corporate Teams program, please contact:
• Jane Hutchison
• National Corporate Partnerships Manager
• Cancer Council Australia
• Phone: 02 8063 4100
• Fax: 02 8063 4101
• Email: jane.hutchison@cancer.org.au