Karen Wyckoff Rein in Sarcoma Foundation
June 28, 2010Number 3
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RIS 2010
"Party in the Park"

Insider


"a news letter for those who want to make RIS 2010 a Great Success!"
Greetings!
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We have just one month to go until the 10th Annual Rein in Sarcoma "Party in the Park" on Monday,  July 26th at Como Park. Please help make this event a great success by
  • Getting auction items for the silent auction
  • Spreading the word about the event, and
  • Volunteering at the event!   
I look forward to seeing and working with you.
Thank you for your support.

Allan
In This Issue
Volunteer Opportunities
Auction Help
Get the Word Out
Quick Links
Volunteer Opportunities At the "Party in the Park"
VolunteersThe 10th Annual Rein in Sarcoma "Party in the Park" offers opportunities for individuals, families and groups to volunteer their time and energies to help up make this event a success. We need your help in promoting the July 26th event and in assisting with the activities that day.
 
We will need 200 volunteers in many capacities on the day of the event. Volunteer are needed for set-up from noon to 4, and for take-down from 9-11 that night, but our biggest need is for volunteers to assist with event activities from 6 until 9 pm.    If you have not completed a volunteer form this year, or would like to modify your volunteer options, we ask you to sign up on the Day of Event Volunteer Form  so that we will have up to-date info on you and your volunteer interests. To learn more and to register to volunteer for RIS 2010 now or on the day of the event, click here. or contact Nancy Hendickson by email or at 651-487-3031.
Donate or Secure a RIS Silent Auction Item!
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With your help, we can make this year's RIS Silent Auction the largest ever!  Initial deadline for getting auction items is this Wednesday, June 30th!*

We have a goal of raising $25,000 at this year's Silent Auction so we will need all the help we can get!  You can help by securing auction items, and by setting up and and assisting at the auction itself. This year we have six locations to drop off auction items. Click here for 2010 Auction Drop off locations.

At a loss for words for what to say in approaching a store manager or someone to donate an auction item? We can help! Read on...

The RIS Internet Auction will be launched on Monday, July 5th, and will include for the first time a simultaneous EBay Auction on select items. The July RIS Update, which will be distributed on July 5th, will have all the details!
 
* OK, while it would really, really  help to have all your items by 30th to take full advantage of the Internet Auction, and so that Jason and Pete will not go totally nuts, if can't get items to us by the 30th, we will gratefully and cheerfully accept items up through, Monday, July 19th. But please hurry!

Get the Word Out!
Small Flier Share the RIS story with your family and friends and help us reach out the community to ask them to support our cause. Everyone can help, in many small ways. We  have RIS 2010 "Party in the Park" posters for distribution. Display them at your office, church or wherever else you can think to put them.

Our small flier about the event has important information about the sarcoma "red flags" that may alert people to this often missed and misdiagnosed cancer. You can make copies of this flier to give to your friends, neighbors and colleagues by printing them on your home printer using the RIS Flier PDF.  Click here.. While supply lasts, you can also obtain copies of this flier free of charge by calling 651-486-9114.

We would love to have Twitter and Facebook coordinators, so please let us know if you have the gift for pith, click here.

Do you have any media contacts?  Would you be willing to reach out to them?  Click here for sample press releases which you can personalize to include your sarcoma connection.

You can also broadcast information about the July 26th "Party in the Park" and the "Red Flags" for sarcoma cancers using your personal and professional networks such as Facebook, Twitter or Link In. Click here for ideas.
RIS Raffle: $1,000 or an Apple iPad! 
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The 2010 RIS Raffle will include a grand prize of $1,000 in cash and a Schwartz 09second prize of an Apple IPad!  Raffle tickets are now available for distribution. Tickets are just $5. Last year we made over $6,000 on the raffle, and we hope to do even better this year- but we need your help to meet our goal..  Our thanks for the continuing support of Building Arts Sustainable Architecture and Construction who has become our first Raffle Sponsor. 

To learn more about the raffle or to obtain raffle tickets to sell, contact Lexi Hohol(763-565-2207) or Jason Patalonis (651-221-0273).

I hope you can join us in making the 10th Rein In Sarcoma the best ever!
Sign up now for both "pre" and "day-of-event" volunteer opportunities, Click here.


Sincerely,
 
Allan Swartz, Chair, 2010 "Party in the Park"
Karen Wyckoff Rein in Sarcoma Foundation

PS - This Event Insider Newsletter is designed for those interested in helping in some capacity to making this year's Party in the Park a success. If you would rather only receive our organizational monthly newsletter, please click here. Thanks!