Team Information

Team registration forms can be completed by hand or done online.  Online registration allows teams and team members to create their own web pages and accept credit card donations.  Team captains must establish a team web page before team members can register online.  To form a team or join one go to: www.relayforlife.org/windhamct

• April 14th  First Team Captain's Meeting
• April 27th  Kick-Off in the Hatch Room of Windham Hospital
• May 13th  Team Captain's Meeting at 6:30 in the Hatch Room
• May 25th  Team Captain's Meeting in the Hatch Room of Windham Hospital
• July 17th  Team picnic at Bicentennial Pond (invitations with details to be mailed)
• August 11th Team Captain's Meeting
• September 9th T-shirt order drop from 6:00-8:00 in the Hatch Room (T-shirt deadline)
• September 22nd  Chaperone Meeting for youth/school teams
• October 6th Team Captain's Meeting in the Hatch Room...Track Sign & Campsite      registration deadline
• October 13th Mandatory Meeting 5:30-8:00, t-shirt distribution and monies handed in, someone from the team must attend...pizza provided at 5:30, meeting starts at 6:00
• October 15th Looking for volunteers to help set up at the ECSU Sport's Complex
• October 16th-17th We Relay!
• October 27th "Team Captain Wrap-Up and Celebration" (time and place TBD)

Purpose of Meetings:

• Registration of team members and ordering T-shirts.
• Receive and/or hand in forms (luminarias, survivor sign-ups, track sign sponsors, etc.)
• Receive flyers, promotional materials and help with organizing and advertising your team.
• Sharing fundraising ideas.
• Opportunity for input on logistical issues and Relay programs.
• Receive updates on Relay events (including entertainment schedules, special laps and ceremonies).

Prizes & Incentives:

• Individuals who raise and hand in over $250 prior to the event (not counting luminaria, corporate sponsor & registration money) are offered a variety of incentice prizes from the American Cancer Society.   Team captains must hand in a list of eligible team members.  (The form for recording this can be downloaded from the forms section of this website.  This form must be handed in by the end of the Relay.)  Prize certificates will be issued which must be redeemed before the expiration date listed on the certificate.  Click here for the list of prizes.
• Pacesetter Incentive: Individuals who raise over $2,500 (not counting corporate sponsorships or luminaria) will receive special recognition and a pacesetter jacket.  Click here for more details.
• Recruit a new team that raises over $1,000 and receive a "Relay for Life" sleeping bag.  Click here for more info.  
• Digital Camera Drawing:  For every $125 that an individual raises (donations and track signs only...does not include corporate sponsorships or luminaria sales) you get your name put into a drawing that will take place at the closing ceremony on October 17th. (You get a raffle ticket for every $125 that you raise.)

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A Relay For Life Booth at each of the following locations:

• Materials can be picked up at Windham Hospital by contacting Kate Starkey