Here is an idea you might think about as you are sending out your Christmas cards.  A team mate of mine always includes the web site to her personal Relay for Life page in her annual letter to her friends and family.  It is a great way to get the word out that she is participating in Relay and how they can learn about her efforts.  Remember....you can easily create your own personal URL!  Just sign into your page and follow the prompts!

Watch in upcoming posts for the above "Good Idea" picture.....I will be posting some good ideas for your fund raisers...things that you can do to help make your fund raising more successful.  Here is the "good idea".....be sure and always tell people to bring a friend...it is a wonderful way to expand your base of people that will come to your fund raisers and a great way to get new people involved in Relay.  Because....the more folks involved in Relay, the closer we all become to finding a cure and raising awareness!

Happy Thanksgiving is coming up!  Are you a talented pie baker?  It is a busy time of the year, but think about this.....if you make a great pie and have time to whip up extras...offer them to your friends for a Relay donation.  A lot of folks are too busy to bake, or maybe, like me...can't bake a good pie to save their life!  Make a few calls....print up a couple of fliers for the mail boxes in your neighborhood, throw it on Relay's Facebook page.... and see what happens.  If you take orders ahead of time, you won't have to buy things you do not need.  Figure up what it will cost you, and add a donation to make your total cost.  And....be sure and use my favorite hint in wording..."I am selling Pecan Pies for a minimum donation of $20".  You will get your $20 you are asking for, but in using the word minimum, you might just get $25.  Good luck and Happy Thanksgiving season!

Hi everyone....we did have a great Relay last year....it was just cut way too short by Mother Nature....But on to Relay for Life of Newtown 2011.  Take time to go back through the archives of this blog to look for fund raising ideas!  I will have some new ideas, and will also post some of the good ones and the never-fail ones again!  Speaking of never fail ones....before the weather gets TOO cold....try a Fall Bake Sale or a Fall Tag Sale!  It has been great to see so much fall fundraising going on this year!  And remember....the holiday season is around the corner.  Think about things you may want to try and sell to raise money for your Relay efforts.