How to Plan Cancer Survivor Charity Events

Cancer survivors go through ordeals on a daily basis that those who have not been affected by the disease can only imagine. They are heroes and should be celebrated for fighting for life. Use these steps to create a cancer survivor event that they will never forget.

Instructions

1. Get a committee together. Choose people with varied skills, talents and community connections.

2. Call everyone together for a meeting to decide the type of event and the organization(s) to be involved.

3. Contact the chosen organization to invite a national or regional representative to be involved in the event. This person can get you any national or regional materials or information you need.

4. Find a venue for your event and contact local businesses to donate services.

5. Publicize the event with an RSVP contact. Give the event information to local doctors to pass on to their oncology patients.

6. Plan the agenda for the event. Include a hope poem, giveaways and something to honor the cancer survivors.

7. Arrange for entertainment to fill in after the opening ceremony and enjoy the night!

Tips & Warnings

• Use your local community center for a free venue. Have community members make desserts to save on food cost.

• Get a local restaurant to donate the night's venue, including the room and food.

• Business donations through organizations can be claimed on taxes. Use this as a selling point when asking businesses to donate or allow usage of their facilities.

• Find a current event that is held through a cancer organization and bring it to your town.

• Do not ask doctors for names of cancer survivors or patients. They cannot give you this information. Simply provide them with information to make available to their patients.

• Tread lightly as some survivors or patients are not ready to be involved in events.

Resources

• The American Cancer Society
• National Cancer Survivors Day
• Susan G. Komen Foundation