The American Cancer Society knows how hard our committed Relay volunteers work to create meaningful and memorable Relay For Life events for thousands of Relay participants throughout New England. They raise both awareness of cancer issues and millions of dollars that help save lives everyday and help ease the burden of patients and caregivers.
These volunteers do this on top of working full-time jobs, raising families, carrying a full course load in college, caring for loved ones with cancer, and in many cases fighting cancer. In many ways they are unsung heroes. So, in an effort to shine the spotlight on them if only for a moment, the American Cancer Society and its New England Division have created some annual awards. They are:
Click here to read last year's critera for becoming an All-Star community Relay. The 2010 criteria will be posted soon.
Check back to see which Relays became All Stars in 2009.
Goal: Increase NEW teams at Relay through our existing Relay participants (Team Captains and Team Participants)
What is the challenge:
Recruit a new team to raise a minimum of $1000.00 for your Relay.
Who is eligible:
All Veteran Relays
** New events do not qualify.
Prize: TBD.
- Nationwide #1 Rookie Youth Event
- Nationwide #1 Youth Per Capita College
- Nationwide Top 5 Youth Per Capita Colleges
- Nationwide Top Individual Youth Online Fundraising & Nationwide Top 5 Individual Fundraising
- Nationwide Top 5 Team Youth Fundraising
- Nationwide Youth Team of Excellence
- Top 10 Per Capita County #1 in Population Bucket
- Top 10 Per Capita Counties
- Top 10 Team Nationwide & Nationwide Community Tean of Excellence
- Nationwide #1 Power of Hope Award
- All American
Relay Revenue:
#1 Relay Overall
#1 New Community Relay
#1 Growth for an Existing Community Relay
#1 Community Relay Online
Excellence in Fundraising:
#1 Fundraising Team in a Community Relay
#1 Individual Fundraiser in a Community Relay
Longevity of Excellence:
Highest Growth for 5 - 9-year-old Relays
Highest growth for 10-year-old plus Relays
Acknowledging Survivors:
Pack the Track
Most Survivors at Relay
Highest Survivor Participation Ration
Youth Awards:
#1 New Youth Relay
#1 Growth for an Existing Youth Relay
#1 Youth Team
#1 Youth Individual Fundraiser
#1 Youth Relay Online
Read the list of 2008 Relay award winners.
Relay Awards Criteria
A list of 2009 awardees will be posted here in the fall of 2009.
