Kingston - Canadian Cancer Society Relay For Life

Hello Kingston Relay for Life Participants,

On behalf of the Kingston Relay For Life Volunteer Committee and the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS), I am reaching out today to share an important update. We have unfortunately made the difficult decision to cancel this year’s Relay For Life event in Kingston.

Please know that this decision was not made lightly, and that numerous factors including participant volume compared to previous years, many long-standing teams not returning, low revenue, and the rising costs of hosting the event, were all considered in making this decision.

We recognize that for many of you, Relay For Life in Kingston has become a large component of the fabric of the community. This event has given you the opportunity to support community members through their cancer diagnosis, to celebrate our survivors, and to honour those we have lost. Since 1999, Relay For Life has united a collective of Canadians who are a force-for-life in the face of cancer. Together we have supported the CCS mission to fund groundbreaking cancer research, to offer support services to help people better manage life with cancer, to shape health policy to prevent cancer and support those living with the disease, and to offer trusted cancer information for all Canadians.

We imagine this news may be difficult to hear and is certainly disappointing to share. At this time we'd like to remind you that all of your hard work and fundraising efforts are still just as important, and your online fundraising pages are still up and running! Relay for Life at its core is a mechanism for fundraising for the efforts and mission of the CCS to support Canadians in living longer and fuller lives. We encourage you to continue fundraising alongside your team, as all of the funds raised will continue to support our mission.

As you know, there are many Relay events taking place across the country. We'd like to formally invite you to drop-in and join a neighbouring Relay event this year. The closest ones to you are taking place in Ottawa (https://support.cancer.ca/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFL_NW_odd_?fr_id=29504&pg=entry) and Bay of Quinte (https://support.cancer.ca/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFL_NW_odd_?fr_id=29501&pg=entry). The Kingston Committee will be at Bay of Quinte's event and we would love to see you there!

We can't thank you enough for 24 amazing years of Relay For Life Kingston- what an incredible community you are!

All the best,

Your Kingston Relay for Life Committee & The Canadian Cancer Society

Join us! Sign up for Relay For Life to join the thousands of people across the country walking and raising funds to support Canadians living with cancer.

This year as we go cashless, we want to make buying luminaries as quick and easy as possible, and we need YOUR HELP to encourage our participants to purchase ahead. Though you are welcome to buy luminaries on-site using the QR code, you can save yourself the hassle of having to pay on your phone by buying your luminaries online ahead of time. Luminaries are so important to our events, so let's get selling!

February 4 is World Cancer Day, a day when we come together to pay tribute to all those touched by cancer, and to take action to change the future of the disease forever. Please share on your pages.
https://cancer.ca/en/ways-to-give/world-cancer-day

Today is the day!

Registration opens at 5pm, use our Instagram filter to share your highlights from the event!

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Relay For Life is tomorrow! Don't forget these important details!

🗺 Address of the event is INVISTA Centre, 1350 Gardiners Rd

👕 Registration Opens at 5pm
🏃🏽‍♂️ Relay Start Time at 6pm
🏃🏽‍♂️ Relay End Time at 11pm

2 days until Relay For Life!

Just a reminder to participants to send in photos of their survivors and loved ones if they wish for them to be displayed in our slideshow during the event 💛

Please email photos to [email protected] or DM them to us on Instagram or Facebook

See you this Saturday, June 10th! Together we are stronger than cancer.

3 days to Relay For Life!

We honour Participants of Hope during the Lap of Hope. When the sun goes down, luminaries light the track in memory of those we have lost.
Wherever your Relay takes place, you will be joining thousands of people across the country who have shown up to support their communities.

To sign up, donate, or find more information visit www.relayforlife.ca

Are you ready for Relay For Life Kingston? One week from today we will all send a powerful message of solidarity to our community in the face of cancer. Together, across the country we will all Relay in support of our loved ones.

We look forward to seeing you Saturday, June 10th!

One month to go before Relay For Life!!

✍🏻 There is still time to register your team! Go to the following link to register, donate, and learn more: https://support.cancer.ca/site/SPageServer/?NONCE_TOKEN=44872C73BBD9EB8AB72B4DEA56D245B7&pagename=RFL_NW_homepage

See you all June 10th💛

The Canadian Cancer Trials Group (CCTG) -Trialblazers Team, is hosting a lecture series open to the public on Thursdays 6-8pm on May 11, 18, 25 and June 1 to raise funds for their team towards Kingston's Relay for Life.

The Lecture series is about getting to know more about cancer research and clinical trials from cancer research expertise at CCTG.

Individuals may attend a lecture in person (Queen's University Cancer Research Institute, 10 Stuart St) OR via Zoom. To attend a lecture, donations are made to the Trialblazers Kingston Relay for Life Team and registration is noted on the poster (see attached).

Attention participants!

If you have photos of survivors and loved ones you would like to share at this years’ Relay for Life in-person event on June 10th, we will be hosting a slideshow at the end of the night to honour them.

Please send any photos to [email protected].

To register for the event, visit https://www.relayforlife.ca

Together, we are stronger than cancer 💛

April 7th is World Health Day! Living a healthy lifestyle can help prevent your risk of cancer. About 4 in 10 cancers can be prevented by healthy living and policies that protect Canadians.

Here are a few things you can do to help reduce your risk:
🏃🏽‍♀️ Staying Active
🥕 Eating healthy
🚭 Living Smoke-Free

To register for this year's Relay for Life event, visit https://www.relayforlife.ca

We need you!

Our Kingston Relay For Life in-person event is happening on June 2023 and we are looking for volunteers to come out and help us with Registration & Finance!

If you are interested please reach out to our Director of Logistics John Whitmore ([email protected]) for more information.

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We are happy to announce our website is now OPEN for participant registration for our in-person Relay For Life event on June 10th, 2023!

Join us at this year’s and help us change the future of cancer 💛

Sign-up now! ⬇️

http://www.relayforlife.ca

Hey Kingston! The Canadian Cancer Society is looking for event day volunteers for our Relay For Life event on June 10th 2023! We invite you to join our amazing team and help us create a memorable and impactful experience for our participants this year.

If you are passionate about helping our community in a fun and meaningful way, please email Director of Logistics John Whitmore ([email protected]) for more information on volunteering opportunities!

Help us make a difference!

We need your help!

As a volunteer-led program, Relay For Life events are dependent on the contribution of dedicated local volunteers. There are critical leadership roles to be filled in your community!

✊ Do you consider yourself a leader?
🛠 Do you have experience in event logistics?

Join the volunteer organizing committee for the 2023 Canadian Cancer Society Relay For Life in Kingston and make a difference! Without our volunteers, there would be no Relay For Life.

Click on the following link to learn more about our available roles and to apply. https://app.betterimpact.com/PublicEnterprise/EnterpriseSearch?EnterpriseGuid=b13761a3-c184-4c39-a651-44dda5b970f1&SearchType=Organization&SearchId=14239

Or contact us by email at : [email protected] or [email protected]

Hi Kingston!

Are you looking for a very exciting opportunity to join the Canadian Cancer Society's Relay For Life (RFL) Kingston Committee?

We are actively recruiting for a Site Lead who will be a critical resource in planning and executing the 2023 Relay for Life event.
Additional opportunities on the committee include: Communications Lead and Corporate Engagement Lead.

If you, or anyone you know is interested in joining our committee, please apply through the link below and reach out through Facebook Messenger to let me know of your interest.

https://lnkd.in/gVxgFQit