TVYM ~ Relay for Life 2007

The Temecula Valley Young Marines has participated in the American cancer Society's "Relay for Life" event for the last 4 years this year we will be at the Vista Murrieta High School. We will have a few jobs to do before and during the event we have to retire the colors, provide security and help set up on the night of the 5th from 5 pm until 8 pm. The CO has issued a Challenge to all of the Young Marines or parents who can walk the farthest and possible out walk the CO (no backpacks this year just pure walking). You can sign up with the Adjutant just send her an email saying you are challenging the CO to walk 24 hours or the longest and get your name put on the list below. Everyone is encouraged to get donations for the American cancer Society please watch this web site for more details. The CO has issued a challenge whoever walks the longest (number of laps or miles) and for those who can walk for 24 hours (certain bodily stops and chow are permitted only) Will receive a nice plaque and a Unit Certificate of Appreciation from the CO. For Adults Only!! the same Challenge and rules and awards as above apply, however for the adults there is a $10.00 minimum buy in with all of the funds going to our teams Relay For Life final totals. This is a great Relay for Life fund raiser for our team during the event maybe you can even get your company to sponsor your spot int challenge and win the plaque for them. Anyone who wants in on the challenge can email the unit Adjutant at TVYM Adjutant and tell her to put you on the CO's challenge list below. Let's see who really has the courage to take on the CO and his challenge. You can read about the Young Marines in last years relay for life here. Our theme is the same as last years be a hero sign up to see if you are able to save a life by donating your bone marrow. Visit the National Bone Marrow donor's site here you can even ask CO Guiles he donated his bone marrow 4 years ago and last year his recipient was at the relay for life.

Relay For Life® is much more than a walk around a track. It is a time to remember those lost to cancer and celebrate those who have survived. It is a night for people who have shared the same experience to comfort and console one another. Relay gives you the power to help accelerate the Society's progress toward a future where cancer doesn't take the lives of our friends and family.
So what happens when you support the American Cancer Society through Relay For Life®? You help us save lives, you help those who have been touched by cancer, and you help empower individuals to fight back against this disease. Here's how:

Saving Lives
Every dollar you raise makes a difference to people in your community whose lives are touched by cancer. The Society has contributed to almost every major discovery in cancer research. Millions of lives have been saved as a result, including people you may know. For those people and countless others, the research the Society has funded is resulting in better ways to prevent, detect, and treat cancer.
The American Cancer Society will also continue to exert influence on all levels of government, advocating for stronger policies and enacting legislation that will save lives and conquer cancer.

Helping Those Touched by Cancer
When cancer affects you or someone you love, the American Cancer Society can lessen your fears and provide inspiration through our many programs and services - all free of charge and made possible through donations from local communities.
Your donations also give those touched by cancer answers to their questions and offer places to turn for help in their community through the Society's Web site, http://www.cancer.org and our 24-hour toll-free number, 1-800-ACS-2345.

Empowering People to Fight Back Against Cancer
A cancer survivor's recovery involves much more than medical treatments - it takes hope to heal. By participating in the American Cancer Society Relay For Life®, those touched by cancer can feel empowered to fight back against this disease.
All of this is made possible because of activities like Relay For Life®. Are you ready to get involved? It's easy! You can put together a team or join an existing team. With our new Relay Online Web site, you can get involved right now by clicking on the "Sign Up Here" link on the left-hand side of the page or by clicking "Register Here" at the top of the home page. You can make a donation to a participant online as well. Just click on the "Donate Here" link on the left-hand side of the page or click on "Sponsor Participant" at the top of the home page. If you're a survivor, you can participate in the opening ceremony and walk alongside fellow survivors in a victory lap.
Relay For Life® is about being a community that takes up the fight!

If it doesn't work you can search "Relay for Life" - find the American Cancer Society's website - type in your zip code and then click on Vista Murrieta on May 5 - 6 2007.

I've signed up 38 people on the team. plenty of room. I've got our goal set at 50 but we can keep going! I want everyone to visit the team's web page. On the home page, right corner, they have a list of the teams.

For those of you who are on the team already - the website has lots of tools. you can go to your name, make your own donation page with your own message. And use their template to email out to all your family and friends to make a donation to the Relay for Life. Last year the Temecula Valley Young Marines were the #2 fundraising team at the Great Oak Relay and our very own Mrs. Madeline Blake was the #1 fundraiser of the entire event!

Then follow the directions or you can follow the directions at the top of this email - go directly to our TVYM home page and click on JOIN OUR TEAM. I will need everyone to sign a waiver, if you haven't done so already. They are on the website I will need these this Sunday at the Community Service Event at Vail Lake. I found out Monday evening at a RLF meeting that all the waivers have to be turned in by Tuesday, April 24^th. On Tuesday I have to turn in a list of names of people who raised or plan on raising $100. Those folks who do raise at least $100 - get a RLF t-shirt.

You can also download the Relay For Life team member packet here if you need one Team Member packet

If you are not part of a team, please click this link to register here for the Cancer Survivors’ Lap.
If you are a team member and a survivor, and would like to walk the survivor lap, please register here for the Survivors’ Lap. Once you submit your registration, you can Click the Sign Up Here link on the confirmation page to start or join a team.
If you are starting or joining a team at Relay and you are not walking the survivors’ lap, Sign Up Here to register as a team member and survivor.