The American Cancer Society - Relay For Life of Newberry County:

Team Captain Resources

Welcome Team Captains!!! This page is dedicated to providing information and tools you can use to be successful. Important reminders and updates will also be posted here so be sure to check back often.

TEAM CAPTAIN MEETING SCHEDULE

All meetings will be held at

Imlay City United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall

210 N. Almont Avenue - Imlay City

It's important that team captains attend these meetings, as there is important information given at each meeting that will contribute to the success of your team.

Monday, February 8, 2010, 6:30 p.m. - Kick-off Party - Please invite others who may have an interest in having a team

Monday, February 15, 2010, 6:30 p.m. - New Team Captains Meeting - For first year team captains or for experienced team captains who would like a refresher regarding all those forms and processes.

Monday, March 15, 2010, 6:30 p.m. - Team Captains Meeting

Monday, April 19, 2010, 6:30 p.m. - Team Captains Meeting

Monday, May 17, 2010, 6:30 p.m. - Team Captains Meeting

Monday, June 7, 2010, 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. - Bank Night/T-Shirt Pick up (This is a 'drop by' meeting)

Friday, June 11, 2010, 3 p.m. - 7 p.m. - Set up campsites for Relay For Life (please note: The gates to the Eastern Michigan Fairgrounds will be locked until 3 p.m. in order to give the logistics committee time to prepare the campsites, so teams will not be able to get into the camping area until 3 p.m.)

Saturday, June 12, 2010 - Relay For Life 8:00 a.m. - Sunday June 13, 2010 8 a.m.

Monday, June 21, 2010, 6:30 p.m. - Wrap-up Celebration Ice Cream Social - (Please come and share your celebrations and your ideas for next year)

Team Captain Toolkit
You'll want to checkout the Team Captain Toolkit for a lot of great information to help you along your journey as Team Captain. Here's a preview of some topics included: How to be a Great Relay Team Captain, Team Fundraising Guidelines, Relay Day Supply List, etc.

Tips for Building a Great Team

Team Goal Setting
Teams that are continuously successful are the ones who set goals and strive to achieve those goals. It is important to make sure that goals are set by the TEAM and not by the individual. This will ensure that everyone has full buy in to the goal and feels good about obtaining it. It is helpful to consider the SMART Model when setting team goals.

Team Captain Learning Modules
If you are looking for some additional information to get up to speed recorded learning modules might just be the answer. The recordings can be played with or without audio and can be taken at any time. Click here to view the varous modules available.

Thank you for taking on the role of Team Captain! Your commitment to form a team and take part in Relay For Life is helping us in our mission to elminate cancer. If your looking for ways to recruit some additional team members click here for a few tips. As a reminder teams should recruit between 12-15 team members.