The team development chair is responsible for recruiting new teams to participate in the event. The team development committee works with team captains to ensure that they know what their team is supposed to do before, during and after the event. Organizes team information and ensures that teams are informed of meetings, deadlines, etc.
Sponsorship
The sponsorship chair is responsible for acquiring sponsors for the event. Also works to obtain underwriting opportunities which consist of donations that are used to defray expenses incurred during the event. (Example: A printing company donates the printing of the event program).
Logistics and facilities
The logistics chair is responsible for making all arrangements with the facility and ensuring that necessary items are provided at the event location. This person is responsible for overseeing the set-up of the site before the event, during the event, and breakdown after the event.
Activites
The activities and entertainment chair is responsible for scheduling entertainment, games and family fun activities for the event. In addition, ensure that Health Initiatives are present during the event. Interactive activities as well as information on cancer prevention and detection should be available
Survivorship
The survivorship development chair is responsible for ensuring that all cancer survivors in the community are invited to participate in the Survivor Celebration. (work with the ceremony chair to prepare for the dinner & survivor lap/march).
Luminaria
The luminaria chair is responsible for the promotion of Luminaria along with the logistical assembling of the bags and setup during the Luminaria Ceremony. This person should work closely with the Ceremonies chair to prepare for the Luminaria Ceremony.
Ceremonies
The ceremonies chair is responsible for all ceremonies (opening, closing and luminaria) during the Relay. This includes acquiring entertainment, speakers, etc., for the ceremony.
Accounting & Registration
This position serves two major roles. The first is accounting – in other words, this chair is responsible for overseeing the tabulation of all monies and meeting all reporting deadlines. The second is registration – this means being responsible for overseeing the registration of participants. This chair also collects incentive prize orders and delivers the prizes upon arrival.
Publicity
The publicity chair is responsible for orchestrating all local publicity before, during and after the event. He/she distributes all news releases and ads, and works with the sponsorship chair to obtain in-kind media sponsorships.
