Mission & Motivation Moments 2013 - Relay For Life

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take real steps toward decreasing the number of people suffering and dying from cancer. Together as part of ACS CAN, we can empower other Relayers to let our elected officials know that we have a voice. That voice can help us all fight back against cancer. More information: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network ACS CAN www.acscan.org. Relay For Life Fighting Back: Relay For Life is a fun-filled overnight team event designed to celebrate survivorship and raise money for research and programs of your American Cancer Society. Relay For Life represents the hope that those lost to cancer will never be forgotten, that those who face cancer will be supported and that one day, cancer will not be a life-threatening disease. Relay unites communities in honoring cancer survivors and their caregivers as well as those lost to cancer. Relay helps the community to remember that together we can celebrate, remember and fight back. More information: www.relayforlife.org or 1-800-227-2345. Addressing cancer disparities Fighting back: Remarkable progress has been made in decreasing overall death from cancer, however not all segments of the USA population have benefitted equally from this progress. Cancer incidence and mortality rates demonstrate that certain racial/ethnic groups, people with lower socioeconomic status, less education and the uninsured experience a greater burden from cancer and are more likely to die from the cancer as compared to the general population. There are various factors that impact these cancer disparities among them are system barriers, discrimination, patient adherence, and access to timely preventive and early detection screenings and cancer treatment. The American Cancer Society is working towards reducing health disparities through research and public and system policy. See Special section on Cancer Disparities and Premature Deaths, Cancer Facts and Figures 2011 available at www.cancer.org or call the American Cancer Society at 1-800- 227 -2345. American Cancer Society Resources: Information: 800-227-2345, www.cancer.org Spanish Information: 800-227-2345, www.cancer.org/espanol We speak your language: call 800-227-2345 and ask for an interpreter. Help to Quit Smoking: 800-227-2345 Cancer Survivors Network: http://csn.cancer.org/ American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network: http://www.acscan.org/ American Cancer Society teletype number, for people with hearing disabilities 800-735- 2991 ChooseYou.com: A program to help women put their health first. Morebirthdays.com: Join with people across the globe helping to create a world with more birthdays. The American Cancer Society is available at www.cancer.org or 800-227-2345; Spanish speaking cancer information specialists are available as well as interpreters for other languages. Teletype number: 800-735-2991 6
Motivation Moments or “Why I Relay” Like Mission Moments educate Relayers about the mission of the American Cancer Society, Motivation Moments help to reconnect Relayers to why they have dedicated themselves to fighting back against cancer – Why they Relay. These simple activities also give a positive start to a meeting. Use the following ideas or create your own… • Provide a helium filled balloon for each participant and sharpie pens. Ask each person to write the name of a person they Relay for on the balloon. Tie the balloon on their chair, in the center of the table or some other place as a constant reminder of why they work so diligently to fight back. Ask a couple of volunteers to briefly tell why they Relay. • Create a list of questions and put on a flipchart at the front of the room (some fun questions like, who would you add to Mt. Rushmore, and some based around why they Relay). Everyone stands in a circle. As a question is asked, the person asking the question throws the ball of string to the person they are asking the question to. Repeat this at least 2 times around the circle. It not only helps folks get to know each other but also visually shows how we are all intertwined with our interpersonal communication. • Invite participants to share their “Why I Relay” story. Emotional stories touch our hearts and this is one good way to get to know our fellow Relayers better. • Read an inspirational story about someone who is fighting cancer. (Tip: Find short, nicely written stories of survivors and caregivers at cancer.org/heroesofhope) • Read a poem related to cancer. (Tip: Find great poem ideas on relayforlife.org.) • Hold a mini-luminaria ceremony. Let each person decorate a bag with the name of someone they love. • Put together a photo display of “Our Reasons to Relay” that is displayed at each Team Captain meeting. Team Captains bring photos of people they are Relaying for. This serves as a constant reminder of personal reasons to be involved in Relay. Add pictures as desired. • Place a sticky note at each chair. Start by reminding everyone that each person has a special reason why they Relay. Have them write the first thing that comes to their mind on the sticky note. When you say the word CANCER, quickly collect the notes. Place the notes on a wall or flip chart. Put the notes in groups, i.e. people they know, emotions, frustrations, financial difficulties, etc. Working from this theme you can then go into a Mission Moment at the end of your meeting. This can also work well with a “Fight Back” The American Cancer Society is available at www.cancer.org or 800-227-2345; Spanish speaking cancer information specialists are available as well as interpreters for other languages. Teletype number: 800-735-2991 7
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