Commemorative Activities Coordinator

Role Details

As a logistics leadership volunteer, you will be part of our organizing committees of 10 to 15 volunteers who will work over the months to help us organize our fundraising events. Depending on the needs in your community, available roles could include committee lead, logistics, community outreach, volunteer lead, and social media.

Description

As the Commemorative Activities, Coordinator, you will be responsible for:

• Create a relationship with participants of hope.

• Create a strategy for recruiting participants of hope with other committee members.

• Identify local participants of hope who want to share their stories to spread the word about Relay.

• Inform participants of hope about event details.

• Send messages to participants of hope (pre-established messages at specific times).

• Support and promote the fundraising efforts of participants of hope, where appropriate.

• Organize the Hope Lounge: find activities to liven up the event and recognize the importance of participants of hope.

• Plan the Lap of Hope (first lap).

• Solicit participants of hope interested in sharing their Relay experiences on social media.

• Ensure that participants of hope enjoy their experience and respond to their needs.

Why we need you

At CCS we are committed to improving the cancer experience by helping people with cancer live their lives more fully. The Canadian Cancer Society Relay For Life brings together communities united by the same goal of creating a world where no Canadian fears cancer. Relay is an opportunity to celebrate those who live and have lived in the face of cancer.