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What’s Up? March 2016 Newsletter Vol 1 • Issue 6 Welcome to the sixth edition of “What’s Up?” a monthly newsletter detailing everything you need to know about your Relay For Life of Greater Ayer! To get your story featured, just send it to Katy at [email protected]. Cancer Awareness Month In March we celebrate the awareness months for 3 different types of cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Kidney Cancer, and Multiple Myeloma. The American Cancer Society is working hard to spread the word about its latest movement, 80% by 2018, which aims to achieve an 80% colorectal cancer screening rate by the year 2018. Early detection can save thousands of lives from the pain and suffering of colon cancer. To learn more about the 80% by 2018 initiative and colorectal cancer, visit http://www.cancer.org/cancer/colonandrectumcancer/index. The American Cancer Society estimates that there will be 62,700 new cases of kidney cancer in 2016. Kidney cancer is among the 10 most common cancers in both men and women. Overall, the lifetime risk for developing kidney cancer is about 1 in 63 (1.6%). This risk is higher in men than in women. To learn more about kidney cancer please visit http://www.cancer.org/cancer/kidneycancer/index. Multiple myeloma is a cancer formed by malignant plasma cells. The American Cancer Society estimates there will be 30,330 new cases of multiple myeloma in 2016. Multiple myeloma is a relatively uncommon cancer. In the United States, the lifetime risk of getting multiple myeloma is 1 in 143 (0.7%). To learn more about multiple myeloma please visit http://www.cancer.org/cancer/multiplemyeloma/index. Paint for a Cure Thank you to everyone who was able to attend our 2016 Kickoff event: Paint For A Cure! We had a great time painting a beautiful Tree of Life with expert instruction by Cheryl from the Tinker’s Cart in Clinton. We are thankful to our hosts Hilton Garden Inn on Devens, for graciously donating the space for our event. Here’s a great shot of everyone’s masterpieces at the end of the class. Join us at an upcoming Team Meeting/Relay Rally The schedule is set for the remainder of the season! We’d love to see you at an upcoming Team Meeting/Relay Rally. We know your time is precious so we’ve shortened meetings to only 30 min! We cover topics that are important to you AND we have fun while doing it. Each meeting will feature a door prize, fun game, and the answers to all your Relay questions. Meetings are open to everyone, not just Team Captains – we hope to see YOU at the next one! Monday, April 25 Wednesday, May 25 Bank Night/T-Shirt Pick Up: Thursday, June 2 *beginning at 6:00 p.m. All meetings will be held at 7:00 p.m. (unless noted) in the Founder’s Room of Nashoba Valley Medical Center. Wanted: Entertainment Leads We’re looking to bring some NEW entertainment to Relay this year. Know someone who is in an awesome band? Have a child in a dance troupe? Coach a great cheerleading squad? We want to hear from you! We’d love to showcase some of the great talent in the Ayer area so please send your leads to Katy at [email protected]. Join us on Social Media Did you know that Relay For Life of Greater Ayer has a very active Facebook page? We post new items almost daily including meeting updates and fun tidbits about American Cancer Society programs, services, and research. Do yourself a favor and “like” us today. https://www.facebook.com/RelayForLifeofGreaterAyerMA/ Fundraising Tip of the Month Host a Bakeless Bake Sale. Ever get tired of having to bake another batch of cupcakes or cookies to donate to a bake sale? Well, the bakeless bake sale takes the hassle out of that and asks that instead of contributing baked goods, you contribute the amount of money you would have spent buying ingredients or purchasing some goodies. Check out this cute poem you can include with it: Many is the time I heard you say I would rather give a "Dollar" than bake today And so, we are asking you to help more or less To make our Bakeless Bake Sale a big success. Just send us the money that it would take To Bake a loaf of bread or a beautiful cake Or send in the amount of money it takes to buy A dozen rolls or maybe a pie We know you can help us if you will but try. I am buying or baking the items marked below. Items for Sale Items you Bake/Donate ____Cupcakes: 2 for a dollar ____Chocolate cookies: 6 for $1.00 ____Brownies 12 for $3.00 ____Dutch Apple Pie $5.00 ____Strawberry Cheesecake $7.00 _____3 _____3 $6.00 _____3 _____3 _____2 $15.00 doz. cupcakes: $4.00 doz. chocolate cookies: doz. brownies: $8.00 Home made pies: $10.00 strawberry cheesecakes: