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What is Relay For Life?
The Relay For Life event consists of teams of up to 15 people spending 12-24 hours overnight together to raise money to fight cancer. The objective is to have at least one member of each team walking or running around a track for the entire event. Most of your time will be spent enjoying the company of friends, family, and co-workers. There will be food, drinks, and music provided.
How much money is raised?
Each team member should set a goal to raise a minimum of $100 in addition to their $10 registration fee. By following some of our fundraising ideas, we believe each team member can raise substantially more than $100.
We have set a goal to raise $100,000 for our 2008 relay. We believe this goal is easily attainable; however, we need you to do your part. When we reach our goal, UNI will easily be one of the best college Relays in the Nation.
What is the money used for?
Donations are used to support research, education, patient services and community services. Learn more at our American Cancer Society link on our home web page.
Who can form a team?
Anyone who can gather 8 to 15 people is welcome. Each team should select their Captain and submit the registration form. Click here to go to Organizing A Team.
Can you add team members to your team after you have already registered?
Yes you can. We strongly encourage you to recruit new team members up until the day of the Relay.
Do I have to walk the entire night?
No. Teams of 8-15 people are formed to allow a rotation in who walks throughout the night. It is up to teams to decide on a rotation.
What is the registration fee?
We currently don’t require a registration fee. However, we strongly encourage every member to raise a minimum of $100. For participants who would like t-shirts, they must raise at least $10.
Is there a registration deadline?
There is no registration deadline. However, we want teams to register as soon as they have 8-15 people on a team. View the calendar of events for important dates.
Who are checks made out to?
Checks are made out to the American Cancer Society.
When is money due?
You can turn in your money at either of our two bank nights (for more information see two questions below), as well as the night of the Relay. For participants who would like t-shirts, you must turn in your $10 and a t-shirt size at the first bank night.
When should I give a donor a receipt?
All donations to our Relay are tax deductible. Ask your team captain for receipts if one is needed. Receipts are not necessary with online or check donations unless requested because the online receipt or check stub is sufficient. Receipts should be given for cash donations if the donor wishes to use the donation tax write-off.
What is Bank Night?
There will be two bank nights. The first will be on March 4th from 5-8 P.M. in Union Ballroom A. Our second bank night will be on Monday April 7th from 5-8 P.M. in Union Ballroom A. All donations collected up to each date are to be turned in. Our goal for money turned in for the first bank night is $10,000 with a goal of $27,500 at the second bank night. Money will still be collected the night of the Relay. We have bank nights to reduce the amount of money at the event. It is very important for all team captains or a team representative to attend! T-shirts will be given out on the second bank night, so for any participant wishing to get a t-shirt, at least $10 and a t-shirt size must be turned in at the first bank night. The bank nights will also be when teams can register for the dorm house fundraising challenge, the hall competition, and the sorority and fraternity competition. More information on these challenges can be viewed on our Fundraising page.
What if I cannot make it to a meeting?
Send a teammate in your place. It is very important to attend the team captain meetings and especially bank night!
What is the Survivor Walk?
We will have a Survivor Walk at approximately 8:00 P.M. on Friday. All cancer survivors are welcome, from those who are now cancer-free to those who are undergoing treatment. If you have been diagnosed with cancer, you are a survivor each and every day! Please talk to all survivors to let them know that the American Cancer Society and our UNI Relay participants would like to honor them at our ceremonies. For more information about walking in the Cancer Survivor's Victory Lap, click here.
What is the Luminaria Ceremony?
We will have a Luminaria ceremony at approximately 8:30pm on Friday, immediately following the Survivor Walk. Each Luminaria is lit in honor of someone who survived cancer, for someone who is currently fighting cancer, or in memory of someone who has courageously lost the battle. Their names are prominently displayed on the bags. As the participants walk or run throughout the night, the Luminarias remind and inspire them that the fight against cancer is about real people in their community. The Luminaria Ceremony is a moving ceremony that pays great tribute to our friends and loved ones who have battled cancer.
Is the Luminary money kept separately, or added together with other money that has been raised?
The money is added all together.
Why is it saying that I need to pay a $150 registration fee?
UNI doesn’t charge a registration fee, therefore you need to select Team Pre-Registered so no fee is applied. You may need to go back a few steps and change this.
How does our T-shirt fee work this year?
T-shirt money can be raised either online, or turned in as cash or check. We need to have the money before we can give you a t-shirt. As a captain, if you could bring your team’s t-shirt sizes to the first bank night, we will be able to know how many to order. We will print off a report on the amounts raised online, so if you raise $10 through the website, we will be able to see that. Otherwise, you can bring the money to either one of the bank nights, or the actual night of Relay.
How do I register a co-captain on the website?
If you have two captains, you will have to begin by one of you registering as a captain, the other as a participant. Then, the person who registers as the captain will have the opportunity of promoting the other person to team captain. This can be done by going to the “Team Progress” Link at the top of the page, then scrolling down to view the list of team members.
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