Relay For Life University
Week10 | Entertainment & Ceremonies
Moving People to Action
The Relay For Life Ceremonies and Entertainment are the pieces of the event that take it from just something that people attend, to something that moves a person to want to get more involved - to fight back - to share the message. Over the years, we have heard that our ceremonies and our entertainment have been failing to meet that objective. Our Customer Satisfaction Scores show that is true. The great news is that it is something we can control.
Today's lesson will take you through the process of auditing some Relay For Life Ceremonies. We want you to look at them from the eyes of the audience and answer the questions:
Today's lesson will take you through the process of auditing some Relay For Life Ceremonies. We want you to look at them from the eyes of the audience and answer the questions:
- Would this move me to want to get more involved?
- What could be done different? better?
- What can we build upon for my events?
Let's start out by looking at the Top 10 Tips for Ceremonies!
Ceremonies Top Ten Tips
Relay the Experience
If you haven't been to a Relay For Life, then it is hard to really understand what Relay For Life is. Hopefully today, we can help you overcome that. Your objective for this week to is audit some Relay For Life ceremonies. We want to you to conduct a SWOT - Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats for each of the ceremony videos below.
What is a SWOT?
Relay For Life Opening Ceremony 2012 ~ FIU
American Cancer Society: Relay for Life Luminaria Ceremony at Culver City on May 19, 2012
Relay For Life Closing Ceremony and Final Lap at FIU
Resources to Read
- Take the time to review your agenda for your events from last year. Talk with your chair on what will be different this year and get their take on how the ceremonies can be different.
Activities to Join
- Review the Entertainment and Ceremonies Chair eGuidebook to learn what your volunteers are expected to do in their role.
Action to Take
- Take the time to review the Scorecards and Customer Satisfaction Scores for your events. These are tell tale signs of the health and impact of your entertainment and ceremonies.
- Don't forget to complete your Weekly Reflection and complete the final touches on your Community Safari projects!