As chairperson of this year's "Party in the Park", I would like to welcome you to the first 2012 Edition of the RIS Insider, a special newsletter for those who want to make RIS 2012 a great success!  This year's Party is just seven weeks away and we need you help to make it a great success.  I also want to personally invite you to join us for our next "All Hands" Meeting on Thursday, June 14th (See details below.)

Plans are well underway. This year's wonderful event program is complete and registration for  the Monday, July 23rd "Party in the Park" and the Sarcoma Family Picnic will begin next week.  I hope you will be able to give your participation and leadership  to make our 12th celebration as an organization our best ever! 

Join the excitement. Bring your talents, interests, and commitment to our next "All Hands" meeting on Thursday evening June14th in Shoreview.
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At 6:30 pm our social time will include tasty treats and time to visit with other volunteers. The planning meeting itself will begin at 7:00 and will end promptly at 9:00 pm. All the "Party" print materials including event posters and raffle tickets will be available.  Click here for directions, info, and to register.

Auction Items Needed! - It's Fun and Easy!

Our Silent Auction is shaping up to be truly wonderful with over $7,000 worth of auction items already received! Donations to date include: Vacations, restaurant and retail gift certificates, electronics, children's baskets, fine art and jewelry, books, wine and liquor, and much, much more.

But we need many more auction donations by July 1st to reach our goal of at least $30,000 to make this year's auction all it can be.  Ask at the stores you shop at or the restaurants you eat and the places you enjoy. Have a summer or winter cabin you could donate for a week? Bring your auction donations to the June 14th All Hands Meeting or drop them off at one our several Twin Cities drop off locations. We have lots of great ideas and donating is simple fun and easy. 
Click here to learn more...

Sign Up to Volunteer at this year's RIS Party in the Park on Monday, July 23rd . Volunteers are needed in shifts starting about noon through clean-up after the close of the "Party" until around 11:00 pm.

We need help in event and auction set-up, the sarcoma family picnic, event registration,silent auction, children's arcade,  merchandise, luminaries, sarcoma corner, hosting, and more. Most are two or less hour shifts and only a few need "training" before the big day.  Click here to learn more and sign up for one or more volunteer opportunities and shifts.  You can also email or call our Volunteer Manager, Nancy Hendrickson at (651) 487-3031
You are also welcome to sign up for Pre-Party activities including:

$4,500 in prizes on our 2012 RIS Raffle!

Raffle tickets are now available for the 2012 Party in the Park Raffle. The Grand Prize is an 8 day condo vacation in Big Sky Montana, 1st Prize is $1,000 in cash second prize is the brand new Retina iPad! Tickets are just $5! To see full description of 2012 prizes, click here.   These fantastic prizes were generously donated by Building Arts LLC.

   

Call or email our Raffle Chairperson, Connie Dow ((612) 986-8876) to buy or order RIS Raffle Tickets to sell to all your friends, relatives and colleagues. They sell like hotcakes. Raffle Tickets will also be available at the June 14th "All Hands" Meeting. 

I hope you can join us in making the 12th Rein in Sarcoma the best celebration ever. Register to attend our All Hands Meeting on Thursday, June 14th.  Or if you can't attend,click here sign up for "pre" and "day-of-event" volunteer opportunities.