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<br />Dear Relay For Life Supporter,
<br />Did you know that two- thirds of all cancer is preventable... and yet, 1.4 million Americans are diagnosed with cancer
<br />each year? The American Cancer Society is dedicated to educating our community about early detection and
<br />prevention of cancer.
<br />Relay For Life is the American Cancer Society's signature activity that raises funds to support patient services,
<br />research, education, and advocacy. With the help of dedicated volunteers, donors and supporters, we have been able
<br />to strengthen our patient services by offering programs like Road to Recovery, where we drive patients to their
<br />treatments. We continue to fund more research than ANY OTHER organization, second only to the US government,
<br />funding 44 Nobel Prize winners and thousands of researchers who are saving lives with their daily discoveries. The
<br />American Cancer Society continues to educate the community, both young and old, with early detection and
<br />prevention programming and our advocacy efforts are outstanding as we advocate for laws that will assure our
<br />government continues its research and work on towards a cure!
<br />Relay For Life is a true community event where people of all ages and from all walks of life come together to
<br />celebrate the lives of those who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost to the disease, and fight back against
<br />cancer. Food, fun and camaraderie are all part of the Relay For Life experience, which is an outdoor, overnight event
<br />designed to bring communities together for a common cause — the fight against cancer.
<br />Of the 18 hours of relay, 9 select hours are available for sponsorship by individuals or businesses (aka, sponsor/team
<br />captains). Each sponsor /team captain will assemble a team of 10 -15 members who fundraise prior to the event as
<br />well as participate in the day of event itself. The cost of sponsoring one hour will be $2000; during that sponsored
<br />hour, the sponsor /team captain can choose the theme for the hour, provide speakers /entertainment/highlights of their
<br />business /organization /family while focusing on the mission of cancer awareness and funding research for a cure. (See
<br />sponsorship packet for specifics of the sponsorship benefits).
<br />While there are only 9 sponsorship hours available, additional teams may come on board for $100 registration fee,
<br />but without sponsorship, publicity or marketing. All team member participants are encouraged to raise at least an
<br />additional $100 per person.
<br />Your business, organization or family can also join the fight against cancer by being a traditional corporate sponsor
<br />(levels include Diamond, Gold, Silver, Bronze, Luminaria, Community, and Track Marker, and of course, by attending
<br />the event.
<br />The 2012 Relay For Life of Sunny Isles Beach.Golden Beach.Aventura will take place on Saturday, August 4th at 4:00
<br />pm till Sunday, August 5th, 2012 10 AM at Heritage Park. We celebrate our survivors' lives with our Opening
<br />Ceremony and Survivor /Caregiver Lap, and we honor those who have had or are battling cancer with our
<br />breathtaking Luminaria Ceremony at 9:00 PM. Our closing ceremony will be 9 to 10 am on Sunday, August 5th
<br />Together, with our colleagues, friends, and family, we can all volunteer to make a difference in the fight against
<br />cancer. For more information, please visit: www.RelayForLife.org /SIBFL or call our American Cancer Society Staff
<br />Partner, Sally Schwartz with any questions about our corporate educational programs at 305.779.2862.
<br />THANK YOU for your commitment to the fight against cancer!
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<br />THE OFFICIAL SPONSOR OF BIRTHDAYS." 8095 NW 12th Street, Suite 200 1 Doral, FL 33126
<br />email: Sally.Schwartz @cancer.org
<br />Phone: 305.779.2862 1 fax: 305.592.5140
<br />A WORLD WITH LESS CANCER IS A WORLD WITH MORE BIRTHDAYS
<br />For cancer information anytime, call 1.800.227.2345 or visit cancer.org
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